Chapter 40. Choose Hope: On Creating a Hopeful Future
Andrew Razeghi
Hope is as far from wishful thinking as you can get. Hope involves believing deeply, seeing further, thinking conditionally, and acting willfully to make things happen. Be vulnerable to possibility&let down your guard&and have the courage to believe in the power of hope.
Choose hope. But also know that by opting to use the most sustainable form of human motivation, you are also choosing to use the most challenging. Odd as it may seem, it takes courage to be hopeful. As Simon Peter advised, "Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope" (1 Peter 3:15). As Peter suggests, it is best to assume that as a hopeful person, you will be an oddity ...
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