Hope is kind of anchor to the soul. Once your anchor is cut from your life’s boat – it gets very rough – floating and tossed by waves and winds. I have looked here and there in my life, and by far situations that brought me down to hopelessness where the hardest one.
Just recently I had really bad patch. I was numb after depression, and I don’t mean comfortably. I made slow progress back on track, when 3 months into hardship my very good friend killed himself. He hung himself.
Now, this was a character to know. He was so networked it was incredible. In my circles I could not say his name without eliciting some positive feelings and comments. He must have known 5k+ people I knew from same circles, and who knows how many others.
Strange part is, everybody loved him because regardless of timing or occasion he would stop by you, asked how you are and then really listen. He was a treasure in that way. He had so rare amicable approach to people, it was incredible. I always felt better after seeing and talking to him.
And yet, he had his hardships, troubles and depressions. I cannot help thinking if only he asked those 5000+ people I knew he know, 1-2% would be able to help him some way so he would get through his trouble. But I know deep down in my heart that was not an option. Simply because dark force of hopelessness is so strong that it skews your views so much so that only thing you see is reality so distorted that your best faculties are paralyzed and you cannot fight that arch enemy.
I am telling this because I have met hopelessness enough time in life that I know if I had something that seemed insurmountable, I would end up just like my friend – no doubt about it.
So here comes the good advice part:
Graphic says that “If opportunity doesn’t knock – Build the door”. I would like to translate that to hope. I strongly believe that hope is closely connected to our own action. I think without a doubt that with a glimmer of hope you, I and anybody else has a chance. Because the fact is: hope can be nurtured and can grow. And it has bias toward positive action. So, even small hope can be something you can start on and grow it real big to the point you have life worth living and much, much more.
And if we detect hopelessness – well build the door. Create knock-able action that will become your glimmer of hope. And then – you have something to build on!
So for end, let me paraphrase the graphics advice: If there is hopelessness, look around and spark a glimmer of hope to build on it.
