Introduction: A Light Amid the Darkness

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu

Hope can be described as the silver lining that exists in the darkest of times. It’s often the faint glimmer of light in the distance, the belief that, despite everything that has gone wrong, there’s still a chance that things can get better.

In our lives, it’s not uncommon to encounter people who are beaten down by their circumstances, lost, and unable to perceive any positive outcome on the horizon. When it feels like they have nothing left, hope can be the one thing that keeps them going – the force that prevents them from giving up.
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Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.