The writer and the Painter

There were two cups. One was labelled as "more pessimissm" and the other was labelled "less optimism".

One day, somebody decided to fill up both cups with two different water clours. One is blue, the other was in red.

Then another person came in and wanted to paint a river, and so decide to pour more blue water. The cup with different labels and with blue water is filled to brim and the one with red water was only half-empty. 

A writer who was documentating and was authoring an article that was published to everybody, took note of this observation and concluded that blue was better than red as he observed the painter in the house filled with empty walls- used the blue water and used the red one sparingly. Hence he concluded that since it was used more often and it was filled to the brim, the painter must have valued blue water more than the red one. This conclusion was written and send out as official information.

It was printed and send out and those who do not know to read was given the same story by those who knew.

After the writer left the house, the painter wanted to paint a rose and left the blue paint one side.

Meanwhile, since everyone didn't know how to write except the writer, his book was widely disseminated and broadcasted to everyone and taken as important knowledge. Consequently, since other colours were not discovered yet, everyone wanted to pay anyone who can produce blue paint more; and used the red paint sparingly and - and were only used as emblemishment and nothing more- as a result the price was much lower and much less in demand

Meanwhile, unbeknown to the hustle and bustle outside his house, the painter began to used the red water much more just as the writer walked away. He went to the well and poured the cup with "less optimism" to the brim and started using it. He subsequently took the cup filled with blue water and labelled "more pessimissm" one side- concentrating on painting roses and apples.

And once, the master painter has finished painting, he invited the writer to come in and view his masterpiece once more. The writer was wowed by his master piece and was taken by the painting.

But noticed that the painted river forms the background and the base of the picture, and the roses and apples were nothing more than added emblemishments and decorations and concluded that the painter valued blue more than red.

He wrote out his conclusion and disseminate this knowledge to everyone. But just before the writer left, the painter handed the cups filled with blue and red water to him and said: Stare at both cups and tell me your conclusion, it's your job now.

Meanwhile he sat down and ate his apple and drinking his fully filled cup of water- thinking of what to paint next, of trees and clouds perhaps.