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An 8 page paper examining the definition of hope and the affect it can have on our lives. Life is to be led joyfully, and hope is the undergirding quality that allows us to find purpose in everything in which we will look for it. Hope contributes to the determination to keep striving and not give up when it seems life has nothing good to offer us, and hope blesses us with a peace that regardless of how bad things seem (or are) at the time, conditions will improve. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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intelligent men. Though I hold no agreement with his personal views denying the existence of a Creator, my personal view of that one aspect of his life does nothing
to diminish the effects of extreme adversity in developing a psychological strength that only a few others, such as actor Christopher Reeve, can claim.
Stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrigs disease), he has been confined to a wheelchair for far more years than constitute the expected life span of the
average victim of the disease. Hawking says: "If youre disabled, you should pour your energies into those areas where you are not handicapped. You should concentrate on
what you can do well, and not mourn over what you cannot do" (Dobson 146). While self pity is the logical response to such a tragedy in a life,
Dobson says that "An individual in crisis will either grow stronger or become demoralized" (147). Hopes Origin
The paradox is that there is no reason for hope when life simply goes swimmingly. The Apostle Paul said in Romans "...hope that is seen is
no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?" (8:24). The late Norman Vincent Peale put the same thought into modern and very clear terms.
A businessman was complaining that he had so many problems that he wondered if he could face another day. Rev. Peale replied: "Problems? You have too many
problems? Let me tell you, if you want to see some people with no problems at all, you just go on down the street to the cemetery. Theres
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