Hope is a state of mind, not a state of the world. . . .Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
You are a child of the Universe, no less than the moon and the stars; You have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, No doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should.
Max Ehrmann