Glass Half Empty? Glass Half Full?

Is it weird to think that something beautiful can come out of an ugly situation? How a dried up brown chrysalis can turn into a beautiful butterfly. A living thing that can fly away and soar to new heights? Can this ever be the same for social situations? I try to be an optimistic person. One who sees the glass half full instead of half empty. But when you have this feeling in your gut...that this one situation is already so bad and if you continue down the road it could get worse.....but there is a chance that it could get better...right?....Trying to weigh the costs and benefits is hard, and then when you throw in the fact that life is unpredictable....That, my friends, is when you pray....