Rose-Colored Glasses 👓🌹
Definition: To look/see through rose-colored glasses – To look at life with a very positive yet potentially unrealistic perspective, focusing solely on the good and ignoring the bad. Originating around the 1850s, this idiom stands for unmitigated optimism.
“I was young . . . and I saw everything through rose-coloured spectacles,” wrote Princess Pauline Metternich in Days That Are No More (1921).
Synonyms:
- See the glass half full
- Look on the bright side
- Pollyanna-ish view
- Sunshine and rainbows perspective
Antonyms:
- See the glass half empty
- Gloom and doom outlook
- A pessimist’s view
- The dark side of the moon
In Literature:
- Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter explores the titular character’s optimistic outlook on life.
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery looks through the enthusiastic and sometimes illusory optimism of Anne Shirley.
Quotes:
“An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.” – Walter Winchell
“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr, A Tour Round My Garden
Related Expressions:
- Caught with your pants down: Similar to missing the reality, only much less flattering.
- Ignorance is bliss: A lack of awareness leading to unwarranted happiness.
Proverbs:
- “Every cloud has a silver lining.”
- “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
- “Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
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FAREWELL
As we bid adieu to our whimsical exploration of unfiltered optimism and idealistic views through rose-colored spectacles, remember: while it’s splendid to focus on the roses, don’t forget the thorns ensure the rose’s exquisite fragility. Embrace the full picture—balance the bright hues with a dash of pragmatism. Farewell, dear reader, and may you always find joy in your perceptions.
L. O. Brightsight
