Authors Note: This piece is based off the quote that I found and I will be relating other quotes and characters to it.
Someone once said “We can choose to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, or we can choose to see life as an accumulation of treasures”, this saying expresses to us that we can see life in two different series, either positive or negative. Some people choose to see life in terribly while others choose to see it in a blissful way. If you ever feel blue you can just look at all the good things in life and see how great life truly is.
However, the term half empty or half full relates to this quote, it’s pretty much like life. You can either imagine the cup half empty, seeing life in an unsatisfying way, or you can see it half full, admiring the excellence of life. Whenever I’m indignant, I scream “I hate my life!”, my dad always makes a notifying point, he always preaches “You have a great life, you have a loving family, friends, and food to eat” Every single time he says that, I look at the things in my life that most people don’t have and suddenly I feel thankful.
For instance, I look at the news as rarely as Haley's comet comes past earth. But when I do watch the news I see a ton of terrifying things that happen to the less fortunate. I take a step back and realize that I’m lucky I have a safe and outstanding life. There is a quote by Marcus Aurelius which states “Our life is what our thoughts make it”. If you believe your life is terrible, it will be because that’s what you think of it. Most of the time people that are thinking they have an atrocious life are usually depressed.
In addition, the characters from Winnie the Pooh somehow relate to this quote. Eeyore is the kind of guy that is always grumpy and cheerlessly. On the other hand Tigger is always blissful and excited. Eeyore chooses to be like that yet he doesn’t actually have poor life. If Eeyore chose to have a good life he could, he has a bunch of cheerful friends but he chooses to be alone; his feelings are overpowering his life.
In conclusion, look at the good things in your life whenever you are feeling depressed and you will most likely feel better. Everyone can have a stupendous life if they chose to; it just depends if you can look at the extraordinary things about life. This anonymous saying shows us that there are two different series in life; everyone gets to choose which one they want to live in. Your emotions will overcome you and your life but it all depends on how your thoughts flow.
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