1 Be an Optimist 做一个乐观的人

　　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.

　　你看到的杯子是半满，而不是半空的？对这个问题的不同回答代表两种不同的态度对待生活的乐观态度和悲观的态度。

　　乐观主义者总是带来幸福，健康和成功，而悲观，相反，导致绝望，疾病和失败。这是因为乐观者和悲观主义者在应对挑战和失望的方式非常不同。当事情黄了悲观主义者倾向于责备自己，而乐观主义者寻找漏洞。乐观主义者认为在他的椭圆形的人生。如果事情不顺利，他立刻做出反应，寻找解决办法，制定新的行动计划，并寻求建议。相反，悲观主义者屈服于命运的安排，慢慢地移动。他并不寻求建议，因为他认为没有什么可以做。

　　大多数人都是乐观主义和悲观主义。乐观是在我们生活的所有方面的重要。如果你可以改变你的心从悲观到乐观，你就可以改变你的生活。