This question speaks more to the person asking the question than to the one answering.

There are different mindsets available to us as humans. For instance, people often ask the question, "Is the glass half full, or half empty?". The answers to this question are countless,

However, for me the answer is simple. We're you filling up the glass or emptying it when the question was asked? There lies your answer. If you were emptying it, the the glass is half empty. If you were filling it, then the glass is half full. So the answer is a reflection of the person answering it and thier current state of mind.

In the same way, your question can be answered.

What are your goals in life? Do you wish only to avoid that which is unpleasant? Or do you want more than that? Here lies your answer.