What is the first thing you think of when you see all these seeds on a maple tree?
If you answered "there are many tree weedlings in your future", you may be a bit of a pessimist, or a perhaps a realist.
If you answered "those samaras are so interesting, I just love to see them twirl as the fly off in the wind", you may be a bit of an optimist or perhaps are choosing to ignore all the tree