There is a saying that a person can live forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds without hope. It doesn’t mean that we can live on hope alone.In the journey of life there are lots of ups and downs. Those who treat both equally will succeed in life. A person who has hope will be more pleasant than a person without it. During the dreadful 2020, it is this hope which helped in reducing the suffering. We could manage our daily chores,work from home, online classes for our kids with hope for a better tomorrow.It is doubtless that we followed all the health advisories and did our best to save ourselves as well as others for a better 2021. It is still true that hope continues to remain strong on the list of our needs. Finally the Covid 19 vaccine is out which helps all of us to see some light at the end of the tunnel. A hope to go back to a normal life without mask and social distancing.According to psychology, hope has been broadly characterized as the “will” and the “ways“ to achieve goals. When a person faces problems, hope helps his mind to set suitable strategies. It prepares him to find opportunities in challenges.Hope is a vital instrument that helps us give strength in the toughest of times. Researchers in the field of positive psychology say that Individuals who have significant levels of hope are more physically healthy and less susceptible to disease.
Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you see the glass is half full, you are keeping more hope towards the future.The factors which help to optimize hope are the quality of your thoughts and strategies you develop to achieve the goals. Always keep positive and focussed thoughts related to your goal or situation. Along with that keep multiple strategies to achieve the goals. A person with high hopes never gives up when one or more strategies do not work initially. It’s power energizes us with excitement as we look toward the future.
One must always have hope, no matter what! If we don’t have hope then what motivation and desire is left to be a happy person, to succeed in our careers, to realize our dreams? Hope is an action-oriented strength. In the absence of this inner resource, how can we find the motivation to pursue our goals and the resilience to pick ourselves up when things go wrong?Since, no one can predict the future, the possibility of a better future is always high. It is the hope that provides us with the chance of making it a bright one. Let us hope for a bright 2021!
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