Half Full, Half Empty?

"Instead of looking at what we have lost, why not look at what we have left..."


In our daily lives, we are often caught with situations where we are challenged to do better than we have done before.
While most of us are led into the complacency of our beings, some of us accept this challenge as a means to improve ourselves.

Be it getting to office a little earlier just to make yourself feel good, or getting more done in the same amount of time compared to yesterday or even being able to accomplish more of the goals you’ve set out to achieve this year compared to last.

We are just made to improve ourselves.
It’s been this that has maintained the ecological balance of evolution.


In our relationship with others, as we get to know someone better, over time, we would be emotionally attached to that somebody.
The relationship would evolve, so to speak.
Especially when there have been instances when these 2 people have gone through some challenges together & are now even bonded stronger than before.

Expectations would arise.
Hearts would skip beats.

After all, we’re only human.


But what if, time just stopped & things that have happened in between create a rift between these 2 individuals, and worse still, they are now back to square 1?


So how now, brown cow?


Should they look at what they have gone through & put in the effort to rekindle what was lost?

Should they forget what has happened, start afresh, as though they have never met before & be "new" friends all over again, as though things are like with a computer, hard disk formatted & start anew – if this is even possible?

Perhaps they should just let things happen "naturally", good or bad, slowly drift apart & probably this would be the only painless straw to pull which inevitably leads to separation?

Or they should just give up any hopes & draw a line, in order to save up on the pain, anxiety & misery?


A dear friend keeps reminding me that "the glass is half full, Steve..." & not to dwell too much on the empty.

It is no doubt a difficult thing to do, but if it’s worth it, it has to be done.

As long as I can, I hope.
There you go; that "H" word again.

Ok, we’ll see.