Reasons To Be Hopeful?

Let’s try a thought experiment, because when people say “There are Reasons To Be Hopeful,” aren’t they saying it because of mounting and increasing reasons for actually finding things to be hopeless?

Fred Ermlich
Nov 4, 2020

Let’s find out.

First take a deep breath and try to relax a little.
Now, repeat after me: “There are reasons to be hopeful.”

Thank you.

Now, finish this sentence:
“The main reasons for feeling hopeful are . . . ”

Grab a Sharpie and write down your answer for future reference.

Very good. Thank you for clearing this up for us.

HOPE . . . By Julius71 — Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44637604

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Fred Ermlich

Living in rural Panamá — non-extractive, non-capitalistic. Expat USA. Scientist, writer, researcher, teacher. STEM mentor +languages. Gargoylplex@protonmail.com