By believing that good things are possible and trusting in the better aspects of our nature, we allow more of the good in our lives to flourish.  We should give others the benefit of the doubt and aspire to things presently out of our own personal reach.  Hope does not mean blinding ourselves to reality, but it does mean actively seeking a better one.

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