If life throws you a lemon...

To me, both mean the same thing. If life throws me a lemon, I'll just make the best use of it, be it to make lemonade or lemon tart I always believe there's something we can learn from the situations (good or bad) in our life. I also believe that it's our Response that determine the outcome of a situation and not the situation itself. A situation may be seemingly bad but if we can make the best out of it, things might turn out positive.

Oh my... i would prefer that life throw me an apple or strawberries so that i can just eat them right away... with a lemon... i still need to peel it... but then... "If life throws me and lemon i will make the most out of it"... just like all the trials that i encounter with my life... i see them as a challenge where i can learn and be a better person... No use in being depressed about...

Metaphorically speaking, you take that lemon. You take whatever is thrown at you, and make it even better. Take the advantage because it may never come back to you.

well i guess i'm the kind to make lemonade. there is always a bright side to things. if there isn't, at least you know tomorrow must be better coz things just can't get worst. that's the bright side of the worst. i'm pretty lucky to say that i've gotten pretty small lemons in life. there were times when i'd toss and turn over setbacks. after a while, i realise fretting doesn't change anything. so now i sleep better and worry about tomorrow's worries tomorrow. cheers ;p

If someone throws a lemon at me, I would DUCK! Just like whenever the ball came towards me in gym class. I hate getting hit with things.

The first thing which came ot my mind after reading teh heading was "I willcut it, squeeze it, add sugar and a pinch of salt and a glass full of water, stir it and then drink it up thentake a deep breath and say 'Ahhhhhh'." Life is great enjoy hte lemon.

Well, many times in ones lifetime, you will be thrown a lemon. Here in the USA right now with the way things are with Foreclosures, jobs, Medical Care, the housing market, etc. it seems like everyone is always being thrown a lemon or two all the time. Sometimes it is like can somebody stop. But in reality, I think if life throws you a lemon the best thing to do from it, is make the best of it, learn from it, and learn to move on. Things will not always be like that, and if you choose to do nothing, then you will only get that back in return as well. Just my thoughts.

If life throws me a lemon, i will eat it and suck it dry.. lol =D Though it's sour, but it's good for us, because too much of sweet will make us very pampered in life.. SO occasional sourness is good, and that if one is really capable and optimistic, they will really go all out to solve the problem by getting rid the root of the problem.. lol =D That's what i do ^_^ lol

That's cute! I like the 'tart' version better. Personally, when life throws me a lemon, I will usually throw it back. LOL I've had enough lemons thrown my way in my lifetime that I'm just tired of it now. I've always thought that was a dumb quote, anyway, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Where does the sugar come from? You HAVE to have sugar to make lemonade, too! So, if life isn't throwing sugar your way as well, how are you going to make lemonade? My mother said that quote to me once when I was going through a really rough time in my life and I said that same thing to her... where is the sugar? She couldn't answer that and never said that to me again.

If life throws you a lemon, ask for some sugar and ice and make the best lemonade that you can ever make. Promote your lemonade to the right people or company and once you have found a good buyer, make a deal to patent your lemonade and then get your royalty payment out of it... I must be dreaming.... cheers!

Make a tart? I LOVE that! I some one threw me a lemon, I'd pucker up (since it's tart) and give kisses. That thought should scare every one away....lol

I think that is cool about being a tart.when life hands me lemons I make the lemonade and share the burden with others and that helps take away the blues or frustrations that the lemons may bring

hey man you are chinese . i think you have sengtment about this in your country. we dont have any segntment in our country.by the way i didnt like it

Lately it seems that's all life has been throwing at me... lemons... =( This economy hasn't been good for those of us who are self employed. .

LOL!! i love that one too! that is just great! LOL LOL what i learned to do is change the way i see things, i changed the way i speak. I don't see obstacles, I see lessons. I see a new way of thinking to get to the other side. when we say things like obstcles and problems then that's what we get. so if we see lessons then we look for what we need to learn. but yeah, i dont mind being a tart when I have to be either!! LOL

Hi Ah gong, I was thinking what I would do if "life" throws me a lemon... I think first and foremost, we must decide one of at least 2 things - to catch it or dodge it. When someone throws a lemon at you, I think it is your automatic reaction to dodge if at all possible. You do not know what that thing is and if you might get hurt if hit. Even if it is really a lemon, I don't think anyone relish being lemon-stoned for no reason. Not to mention that if the lemon hits some "wrong" parts of the body, it might not leave you with too pleasant an experience. And so, most people will try to dodge it. And in so doing, you won't get any lemon and you can't make lemonade! So that saying that if life throws you a lemon, you should make lemonade with it is slightly flawed. As for being a tart... well, I guess you will be a lemon tart if you get smashed with a lemon. So just to tie it up, you can truly make lemonade if you want... just don't dodge and accept every good and bad (because you won't know if that thing coming at you is really a lemon) experience that comes your way. That is to say, you should stive to embrace every success and failure (and not to make things better if you fail because otherwise you can't experience the success lmao... but you are allowed to remedy the situation at the aftermath). Cheers!

If life throws me a lemon I would make a lemon pie! I don't like lemonade! LOL I try to see the positive side to any situation. Once you see the positive in an incident it makes it much easier to address. Anyway I don't have time to be negative...takes too much energy! LOL

hello.you are a chinese.i think you are a sentiment man.good lucky to you.

Probably have a little taste and keep the rest for later. I lvoe sour. Or make a lemon cake. =]

Hahaha! That one is indeed funny... But if you review my entire life, you'll see that it is a basket full of lemons due to the wrongs decisions I had done since I was little. Still, I tried to keep a float by making as many lemonades as I can even if they were very, very sour. I just have to learn my mistakes so that I'll be making stawberry cream the next time around...