An optimist would say a glass is half-full, while a pessimist would say it’s half-empty. Someone with a mind for physics would say, “The volume of this cylinder is equally composed of a colorless, odorless liquid and a colorless, odorless gas. Thus, the cylinder is neither full nor empty.”

With most things, we tend to think our way is the only way. That’s not to say there aren’t other ways, but we assume that what we’re thinking is what everyone is thinking, unless we consciously stop and acknowledge that there might be a different way of viewing the same thing. This is especially true with people who have witnessed an accident or crime. No two statements are identical, even though the witnesses all saw the same thing. It’s a matter of perspective.

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