“When a change in perception takes place. . .”

“When a change in perception takes place, the facts do not change. Their meaning does. The meaning changes from ‘the glass is half-full’ to ‘the glass is half-empty.’

The meaning changes from seeing oneself as ‘working class’ and therefore born into one’s ‘station in life’ to seeing oneself as ‘middle-class’ and therefore very much in command of one’s social position and economic opportunities.”