Thursday, September 2, 2010

Is there such thing as nonfiction science fiction...?

No, right?

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The glass is half empty because it was once full and will be filled again. If the glass is half full, it is not automatically more optimistic nor is it pessimistic to think it empty. If the glass is constantly half full, then that means that it is constantly being filled and filled. A half empty glass will eventually become empty that is, faster than a glass that has just been filled. So with a half full glass you have constant absorption and no manifestation. No trial and error or any kind of illustration going on. No attempts at success or failure. No sitting there and relaxing. No reflection. The glass is half empty because it was already empty to begin with, it was filled with stuff before and it has been emptied since then. A half empty glass is a symbol of experience and not tenacity. It's a sign of courage. A glass that is half full has a higher survival rate than a half empty glass because it has a more pure atmosphere whereas a half empty glass is likely to contain higher percentages of backwash or sediment. A half full glass has evenly distributed molecules and more consistency; and a half empty glass may have sat there for a long time, allowing separation to occur.

Everything is made clearer. But it doesn't make sense to say that a half full glass has more area for gray matter as in, an indistinguishable blur about life. An experience of a half empty glass, or person who has experienced the death of a loved one perhaps, has a placid nature about its liquid contents. It is possible that the half empty glass has been humanly fucked over and heart broken. It has sat there and fermented further. The half empty glass has more verisimilitude. The glass that is half full is an emotional cliche and ideal. We are all more half empty than we are half full anyway.

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