ものは考えよう

ものはかんがえよう
Alternative writings: 物は考えよう, 物は考え様
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A proverb meaning that things depend on how you look at them; the same situation can be seen positively or negatively depending on one's perspective.

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毎日の通勤も、ものは考えようで運動だと思えば気が楽になる。

Even daily commuting — it depends on how you look at it; if you think of it as exercise, you feel better.

この失敗もものは考えよう、経験として今後に生かせる。

This failure, too, depends on how you look at it — you can use it as experience for the future.

ものは考えようと言うけれど、人によって意見が変わるものだ。

They say 'it depends on how you look at it', but people's opinions do vary.