Cynicism

I have never thought of myself as a mean spirited person, but ever since I can remember, I have been an incredibly negative and cynical person. I didn't really notice it taking effect untill I kept hearing the same words, "Think of the glass half full". What does that even mean? Why is there a glass that has liquid up/down to its midpoint? Did someone not fill it up all the way?- someone who is holding back or just extremely scared of spilling.... Or did they drink half of it?- someone who either got distracted from the glass or just isn't thirsty anymore. Anyway you choose to think of it, nobody is happy that there is a half empty/full glass sitting in front of them. Unless of course they are dying of thirst and they just happened upon this galss... on that point the glass could be filled with toxins in which case could only be harmful. This analysis could go on forever, but you see my point. Even if you are staring at a glass half full, it is just half full.
I did some research about why I'm so cynical, and let me tell you, some of the things I read were incredibly rediculous. They ranged from not getting enough attention in my childhood to having been surrounded by bad situations all my life. I hate to break it to you, shrinks, but nobody gets enough attention when they are children because that's all what children want and parents only have so much time. And life is dredfull, no matter what you do to try to avoid it. So instead of hiding behind your loose theories, maybe you should just come to terms with the fact that you are one of the lucky ones. Yes, I said lucky. You see, people who still believe there is magic in the world are much morel likely to be disapointed with life, while people like me see the world for what it is, dredfull. Yes, it does have potential, but untill humans learn to be perfect, the possibilities will stay just that- possible. And if you think about it, people who have guilded ideals will never be suprised, they will be proven correct for a moment if something goes there way, which I will admit is satisfying, but it will never be as quenching as being proven wrong. I love being proven wrong about my mind set. When I see acts that illustrate that there is a fantastic undertone to this ugly world we live in, I get the warmest feeling. So you see, in the longrun, I'm just as positive as the next person.