why measure what's in the glass?

The optimist says the glass is half full and the pessimist says the glass in half empty.
In fact it is the optimist who declares that one is a pessimist for seeing the glass as being half empty;
because one should rely on faith that whatever is in the glass will rise and not fall. I used to see the glass as half full too. Let me declare that I am by no means encouraging mediocrity, but what good is it doing to kill yourself over things you really cannot control? I was constantly in a position of wondering when the glass will be full.
You are in a job and it’s not six figures but it's paying the bills but you figure, it is nothing to marvel about! I just graduated University why should I accept this salary? I am bright and young and full of ideas, why am I not one of the lucky ones?
Well sweetheart (taps on shoulder); YOU ARE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES! There are thousands of people who go through Universities and two or three years after, Students' Loan Bureau is riding on their backs, they are itching, hoping that their faces and names are not published in a paper saying they owe money; money they can’t repay because they have never held a job a day since they forked up thousands to participate in a graduation ceremony as a final send-off after years of study (if they are lucky enough to be able to afford that either).
So you are unable to save a dollar from your salary, but you can pay your bills and get to work until the other pay check is ready! So what? The frustration of sitting home and sending out piles of application and not getting at least a call back is more heart wrenching than to be in a job getting what money cannot buy, EXPERIENCE!

I implore you to open a gleaner on a SUNDAY and go through the classifieds. Take a look at the job section.

Most employers require 5 years experience and a RELIABLE MOTOR VEHICLE! I used to get real stressed because I could not afford a flashy car and a house and honestly I still have my episodes! I still feel down and not wanting to leave my bed for no good reason. However, I have always gone to work unless I was genuinely sick.
I am not a motivational speaker by profession, please don’t be mistaken and my rant may be due to insomnia.
But it would be sad to know there is someone out there who is stressed because everywhere they turn is another road block. No job, no signs of any around the corner and it just seem nothing will happen!
I have been there! At one point I sunk so deep I went to a doctor and slapped myself down on his desk and could've fallen asleep there. He says I was stressed, and suggested I stop worrying and get some rest. This was all because I was not satisfied with the glass being half full. I wanted it to OVERFLOW! That's when I say I will adjust my mode of thinking and just start by giving thanks that something is in the glass. A better job came eventually but everyone will not have similar luck at the same time!
So you sit there and say your glass is half this or half that is putting additional and unnecessary stress on yourself. Be grateful! If the job doesn’t pay, at least there is something in the glass. PRAY and BE THANKFUL for that. If you are unemployed, guess what? you are still employable; Again, there IS something in the glass.
Stop measuring what's in the glass! Just be grateful there is something in the glass, because once you begin to measure the amount in the glass it is a sign that what you are accusing the pessimist of, you have become, DOUBTFUL.
And if after all my rambling you still feel there is nothing in the glass, hey! CHIN UP! YOU STILL HAVE A GLASS!