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Half full or half empty?

Otherwise they would never be willing to give half of their wealth away, I assure you.

So what the fuss?

Why the trouble, you wonder. Why accumulate so much wealth in the first place if they have to give half of it away afterward? Why not stop half way in their tracks in the first place? Why not stop making money and do something else with their time when they were, say, emerging billionaires or merely multi-millionaires?

Well, these nitpicking questions you’d better keep to yourself. My position is, it’s their money and theirs to dispose of any way they please.

The point of argument here is, clearly, more is not always better. When my niece’s little tummy is full of food for instance, it’s not better to keep feeding her food. She won’t let you do. This much she knew, ever since she’s old enough to know to ask for food, which is the very beginning, of course.

Sorry, we drifted too far, I’m afraid.

The real point of this article is to observe the glass when it’s half filled. And so let’s get back to the glass.

Now, the glass is 50 percent filled. Alright, if you focus on the water, you’ll see the glass as half full of water. If you focus on the empty space in the upper half, on the other hand, you’ll see that the glass is half empty.

Either conclusion is correct.

However, psychologists believe that if you’re one of those people who see the glass as half full, you’re an optimistic person, one who has a happy outlook on life. You see work done, in other words, and take heart from your achievements.