The Ray of Hope ( A forward )

Greetings to you  this Tuesday Morning !

 

Past few months economic recession and growing un-certainties are creating depressing atmosphere. It's quite understandable. Business and people are affected globally. However only and over negative talks will only adding fuel to it. What we need at this time is - Hope.

 

One of greatest gifts to mankind is 'hope'. With it, all things are possible. Without it, nothing is possible. 

 

Hope is a decision or choice we make. We decide to trust life. The difference between living with hope and living in fear is like the difference between the life of a hero and the life of a coward. Those who live in fear, refuse to take risks, and wind up settling for a life of mediocrity. But those who live with hope, boldly go where their dreams take them, and experience a life of adventure. Marion Bradley makes a lot of sense when she writes, "It has never been, and never will be, easy work! But the road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination."

 

Life is synonymous with change. So, any pain or fear that I am experiencing will end, which is a cause to be hopeful. JF Kennedy has said ~ "Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope, and the one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable."  

Osho Rajneesh writes in message "... ignorance means the capacity to ignore. You must be ignoring the birds, the trees, the flowers, the people. Otherwise, life is tremendously beautiful, that if you can see it as it is you will never stop laughing. You will go on giggling -- at least inside. Life is not boring, but mind is boring. And we create such a mind, such a strong mind, that it does not allow life to enter into us. It disconnects us from life. We become isolated, encapsulated, windowless ... Put aside your knowledge!".  Simply wonderful. 

 

Hope sustains us. It provides us with the strength to look for solutions and do whatever is possible or accept what cannot be changed. It helps us to weather the storm in a sea of uncertainty, and its optimism acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy, washing away problems. Hope is the fuel for action. When we are filled with hope we have a reason to act.  

 

He/she who does not hope to win has already lost. So don't hope your problems grow smaller; hope 'you' grow bigger. Don't hope to receive much more than you already have, but hope to be much more grateful for what you now have.

 

I leave you with Thomas Fuller's powerful words ~ "Great hopes make great men. You are as great as your hopes, so keep the flames burning, and feed the fire with more and bigger dreams. 

 

Make it a hopeful week ahead.