Hope

Today, my mind is on Hope. The dictionary defines hope as a tendency of the spirit to consider something as probable. Hope is expectation of and desire of receiving; refraining from despair and capability of not giving up.

In Christian philosophy, 'Hope' is one of the theological virtues associated with salvation. Lack of hope may give place to despair or cynicism.

I place my trust in Hope that all will go as I expect it to this coming week. That there will be no endings, only new beginning.

Ancient Greek philosophy tells an interesting story about Hope. In one of the classic myths of the Creation, one of the gods, furious at the fact that Prometheus stole fire and in doing so gave men their independence, sends Pandora to marry her brother Epimetheus. Pandora brings along a box, which she is forbidden to open. However, just as happens to Eve in the Christian myth, her curiosity gets the better of her: she raises the lid to see what is inside, and at this moment all the troubles of the world spill out and spread all over the Earth. Only one thing remains inside: Hope, the only arm to combat the misfortune that has scattered throughout the world.