half full or half empty?

i have a shirt with this picture on it.

it's pretty easy to understand the artist's view on pessimism and optimism: if you see the glass half full, then life's good; if the glass if half empty, then welcome the grim reaper and rainy days. how you measure your cup is an age-old question people have been trying to use to pinpoint someone's view on life.

and i think we've come to the conclusion that those who are pessimistic view everything through a dark lens, that pessimists are so obsessed with the bad aspects of a situation and will bring everyone's spirits down with them. and yet, a so-called pessimist would argue that they are being realistic, not fatalistic.

on the other hand, optimists see everything in a good light. this is what everyone wants to be: the hopeful and happy who has such a good outlook on life. and yet, to be truly optimistic and see the good in everything without taking into account the bad, a person would have a hard time getting their head out of the clouds.

i have trouble deciding which side of the fence i stand. i mean, i choose to view things in realistic manners, and there have been times where i choose not to look at the good possibilities for fear that i will be disappointed. but i certainly realize the beauty in the world and understand that blessings come from bad situations. and where a pessimist would call my humor sarcastic, i would call it witty.

so what am i? neither. you can find me skiing on top of the water, and swimming underneath.