Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance — i.e., believing that a positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary.

Hopefulness is somewhat different from optimism in that hope is an emotional state, whereas optimism is a conclusion reached through a deliberate thought pattern that leads to a positive attitude. But hope and optimism both can be based in unrealistic belief, or fantasy.

Hope is distinct from positive thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism.

The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome. Examples of hopes include hoping to get rich, hoping for someone to be cured of a disease, hoping to be done with a term paper, or hoping that a person has reciprocal feelings of love.

In some faiths and religions of the world, hope plays a very important role. Buddhists and Muslims for instance, believe strongly in the concepts of free will and hope.

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

“Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before.”

“Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away there is still that chance all through your life that it will.”

So, you guys have a hope yet??

"Hope is a great breakfast, but a lousy supper"

Hope should only ever be used when all else humanly possible has been done.

Drivers may be interested in the ' Hope ' branded disc brakes currently for sale on ebay.A very reassuring brand name presumably aimed at the highly competitive superstitious woman driver market...and at $340 ,there's an equal amount of hope in the price.

I cant deny any business, especially for woman like beauty stuff... overcharges for "hope" price.

Hope was personified in Greek mythology as Elpis. When Pandora opened Pandora's Box, she let out all the evils except one: hope. Apparently, the Greeks considered hope to be as dangerous as all the world's evils. But without hope to accompany all their troubles, humanity was filled with despair. It was a great relief when Pandora revisited her box and let out hope as well. It may be worthy to note that in the story, hope is represented as weakly leaving the box but is in effect far more potent than any of the major evils.

I am only waiting for the ultimate love, something like triple A love. If means excellence and the best. I am still hoping.

Hope. Pandora brought the jar with the evils and opened it. It was the gods' gift to man, on the outside a beautiful, enticing gift, called the "lucky jar." Then all the evils, those lively, winged beings, flew out of it. Since that time, they roam around and do harm to men by day and night. One single evil had not yet slipped out of the jar. As Zeus had wished, Pandora slammed the top down and it remained inside. So now man has the lucky jar in his house forever and thinks the world of the treasure. It is at his service; he reaches for it when he fancies it. For he does not know that that jar which Pandora brought was the jar of evils, and he takes the remaining evil for the greatest worldly good--it is hope, for Zeus did not want man to throw his life away, no matter how much the other evils might torment him, but rather to go on letting himself be tormented anew. To that end, he gives man hope. In truth, it is the most evil of evils because it prolongs man's torment.

yes, hope is the worst of all evils ...

bondjames... i guess you already have triple A love... that love might exist between your family members and friends... if you dont have gf yet (really?) ... or maybe you can try unrequited love... and still "hope"

Cripes think I'm a little to drunk for this journal right now HOPE I don't have a hangover c- heck it in the morning.

hmmm.... agree

sybian, why is it surprised you? and again? because you already have a hope ..no need to prolong any torment? or you agree to live without hope and also without torment... : ?

And have you checked Camus yet?