Hope is seeing light at the end of the tunnel

According to American drama series Grey’s Anatomy, "When the worst case scenario comes true, clinging to hope is all that we have left.”

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You have hope anyway. Even the most pessimistic person has a tiny sprout of hope inside of them, or they wouldn’t keep on going. The key is recognizing the natural existence of hope, and not resisting it.

Hope inspires forward action instead of stagnation. Without hope, you will accept limitations and sit in suffering. By allowing yourself to hope, you can somehow lift yourself KLJKHU <RX ZLOO ¿QG \RXUVHOI WDNLQJ DOO NLQGV RI IRUZDUG DFWLRQ instead of remaining powerless and stagnant in the darkness of suffering.

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