An optimist and a pessimist looked at water in a tumbler. The optimist said that the glass was half full. The pessimist said, the tumbler was half empty. The optimist is full of happiness. The pessimist sees the thorn below the rose; the optimist, on the other hand, sees the rose flower. Pessimism and optimism both depend on drishti (vision or attitude). The two are closely related. Hopelessness arises out of faulty vision. The optimist and the pessimist walk on the same path. The optimist looks up and sees the sky and the stars, whereas the pessimist looks down and sees pits. Both are walking on the same road. But there is a difference in their vision and their points of view. Change your vision and see everything as God. Understand the difference between vision and spectacles. We see colours with our natural vision. With blue-coloured spectacles, everything appears blue. When you see the world with the spectacles of love, the entire world will appear to be full of love. Everything turns into love. Spectacles cover the eyes, but do not obstruct the vision. God is full of love. When you wear the spectacles of love, you see the correct colour and get the complete view. - Divine Discourse, Apr 26, 1997