Longing And Hope

Hope has long been one of humanity's greatest qualities of survival. It is a key ingredient in courage and courage is, in my mind, one of the greatest assets of humanity. Courage is stirred by the hope for a better tomorrow. We wish for place better for our selves and the following generations so we are willing to endanger our very lives on that hope.

We imagine ways that we can better ours and other's lives. We imagined the safety of a cave, an the early men fought for safety. We imagined the fall of monarchy and the rise of democracy and so a rag-tag army had the courage to fight much greater odds. We imagine equality for people of all races and Martin Luther King Jr. died for his courage. Today we imagine the defeat of terrorism and men and women die for that every day. We imagine a better world and then we long for it.

We long for what could be better and so we hope. hope is the destination and the path of our longing. The idea that despite the most dire situations thing could be better. That we truly may be happy in the end. Surrounded by the enemy Gandalf said "There never really was much hope, just a fool's hope.'' And yet the battle was won. Even a fool's hope can win out in the end.