“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” – Vaclav Havel
Let’s start with this powerful quote from the renowned Czech statesman, Václav Havel: “Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” Indeed, this quote embodies the essence of what hope truly is – a belief and inner conviction that, despite the darkness or the bleakness of our external circumstances, there is an innate and profound sense of meaning, purpose and value in life.
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