Thanks for drawing my attention to the two articles on over-hyped hope. I was brought up in a tradition that distinguishes two forms of hope.
One is a virtue that keeps you going even when it is all against you. You don't need to see the light at the end of the tunnel, to hope for that light.
The other is perhaps closer to "optimism" or the endless pointing to the good things happening, any the hope only exists because people can see those good things. I kind of assume that this is because people are too frightened to fall into a place where things aren't looking good, fearing that they would lose hope. By contrast the first kind of hope is very deeply rooted in trusting that things will work out and, of course, doing the work to make sure that happens!
Thanks for that thoughtful response Ronan. There's a continuation of sorts on the hope theme this week too so I'd be keen to hear your feedback on that as well!
Thanks for drawing my attention to the two articles on over-hyped hope. I was brought up in a tradition that distinguishes two forms of hope.
One is a virtue that keeps you going even when it is all against you. You don't need to see the light at the end of the tunnel, to hope for that light.
The other is perhaps closer to "optimism" or the endless pointing to the good things happening, any the hope only exists because people can see those good things. I kind of assume that this is because people are too frightened to fall into a place where things aren't looking good, fearing that they would lose hope. By contrast the first kind of hope is very deeply rooted in trusting that things will work out and, of course, doing the work to make sure that happens!
Thanks for that thoughtful response Ronan. There's a continuation of sorts on the hope theme this week too so I'd be keen to hear your feedback on that as well!
Thank you - I'll read it with interest