1 Be an Optimist 做一個樂觀的人

　　Do you see the glass as half-full rather than hall empty? The two different answers to the question represent two different attitudes towards life — optimistic attitude and pessimistic attitude.

　　Optimism always leads to happiness, health and success while pessimism, by contrast, results in hopelessness, sickness and failure. That's because optimists and pessimists deal with the same challenges and disappointments in very different ways. When things go wong the pessimist tends to blame himself, while the optimist looks for loop holes. The optimist feels in control of his oval life. If things are going badly, he acts quickly, looking for solutions, forming a new plan of action, and seeking for advice. On the contrary, the pessimist yields to the arrangement of fate and moves slowly. He doesn't seek advice, since he assumes nothing can be done.

　　Most people are a mix of optimism and pessimism. Optimism is important in all aspects of our lives. If you can change your mind from pessimism to optimism, you can change your life.

　　你看到的杯子是半滿，而不是半空的？對這個問題的不同回答代表兩種不同的態度對待生活的樂觀態度和悲觀的態度。

　　樂觀主義者總是帶來幸福，健康和成功，而悲觀，相反，導致絕望，疾病和失敗。這是因為樂觀者和悲觀主義者在應對挑戰和失望的方式非常不同。當事情黃了悲觀主義者傾向于責備自己，而樂觀主義者尋找漏洞。樂觀主義者認為在他的橢圓形的人生。如果事情不順利，他立刻做出反應，尋找解決辦法，制定新的行動計劃，并尋求建議。相反，悲觀主義者屈服于命運的安排，慢慢地移動。他并不尋求建議，因為他認為沒有什么可以做。

　　大多數人都是樂觀主義和悲觀主義。樂觀是在我們生活的所有方面的重要。如果你可以改變你的心從悲觀到樂觀，你就可以改變你的生活。