The Shloh says that the simonim of Rosh Hashonoh do not have any absolute reference. Their entire purpose is to awaken us to teshuvoh. The simonim in and of themselves mean nothing at all, and everything is dependent upon man himself. The author added that when a Jew sees the simonim on his table he can interpret them in either a beneficial or a harmful way. This is actually our own situation on Rosh Hashanah: it can be interpreted in the same two ways and it is our task to pick the right one.