What I see in different shades of gray, from behind my reading glasses
David from Raptitude reminds us that no matter what, The sun is setting at all times.
We have to acknowledge that truth is relative to the observer. If there were nobody observing the sunset there would be no sunset.
What matters is how things appear to be, from your perspective. Your quality of your life hinges on your perspective, not the theoretical state of the world, or “objective” assessments of your living situation.
The exact same world can seem like an evil or beautiful place, based purely on how you choose to think about it. And paradoxically enough, changing the perspective (and thus the behavior) of enough people can even change the physical reality of the world for the better. That makes “just changing your perspective” into a pretty powerful tool.
The Guardian has an interesting article where people share, confidentially, what goes on in their minds while they’re doing their job. Be prepared for some interesting-ness.