Be Wise About "HOPING"

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over 2 years ago

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What is hope?

Do you believe in the ideology of hope?

Have you regretted you ever hoped a situation will change and it became worse?

Let's begin by looking at the meaning of hope according to Wikipedia.

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large

To Dictionary.com says to hope for something is to look forward to it with desire and reasonable confidence

Cambridge dictionary defines hope assomething good that you want to happen in the future, or a confident feeling about what will happen in the future

Having looked at different definitions of Hope from different sources I believe the concept of Hope is more explicit and understandable. Hope is that believe that you will get better in your career when you are encountering challenges beyond your control. Hope keeps you going in your financial situation when it seems you can not even afford the cheapest meal in the world. Hope makes you believe that wayward or stubborn child of yours would get better and make you happy once again. It is hope that gives you a sense of relief that someday your husband that drinks until he's drunk every night will stop the bad behavior some day.

But, is having hope about certain situations always good?

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Of course, it does. There are certain situations in our life that we have seen as a lost course. We feel it would never result to the way we want it to be. There are couples who have been married for several years who haven't conceived and they keep hoping and trusting in God - they eventually get a child and sometimes in multiple folds (twins, triplets, etc). Hope always provide that light for us at the end of the tunnel even during our darkest days.

However, in some cases it is always good to use wisdom and not hope on things that cannot be undone. Let's take for example, a man that beats you every day in about two years marriage and you believe he will change - in situations like this, hope may not apply but wisdom. It is best to leave such relationship or marriage rather than staying in an abusive relationship or marriage. You'd end up loosing your life if you don't give up on such hope.

Giving up on your marriage, business, friendship and so on might be the best decision of your life in some cases. It is best to give up hope on some things.

Imagine someone jumping into a river without a safety jacket hoping someone would come and rescue him. Isn't that stupidity? That's like intentionally harming yourself and seeking for help where it might never come.

In life, as much as you hope also be open to change - change is constant. But, do not give up easily - weigh your options and do the best thing for you.