Hope Even In The Midst Of Uncertainties

There are times that the going may seem tougher than you had expected and you may begin to wonder if you are making progress at all or if the odds are against you. The point you feel like losing hope the most is the point you should hold up and keep trying because you may just be at the edge of your breakthrough moment. Having hope does not mean denying the obvious nor pretending not to be aware of the present moment. It only means that you know that things will get better and as such, it will keep you going and putting in your best.

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I once heard about a very unique specie of bamboo tree. After it is planted, it has to be nurtured and tendered for about four years and in these years, little or no difference will be noticed. However, after about four years have passed, the bamboo tree begins to shoot out with speed and grows to many feet in just one year. If the farmer had lost hope in the second year for example, and refuses to nurture the plant, he would not see the plant grow massively.

Even if you have lost anything in the past, it is by your hope that you will try again with the mind that what you have lost can be recovered. If you have ever cut down a tree from the stem before, you will understand why there is nothing like a hopeless situation. After the tree is cut down from the stem, just allow it sometime and after rain must have nourished it over and again, it will begin to grow again. This is just to let you know that no situation is completely bad for someone that has their hopes alive. Always remember that your hope is among your greatest allies, so do not lose it because of the prevailing situation.

It does not matter what happens to you or around you, or what the situations are suggesting, as long as your hopes are alive, you will surely go through it. The sustenance of your hope means that you will stop at nothing to take actions towards the pursuit of your desired goals. When a sailor sails through the turbulent waters, what makes him to keep going is because he already has his attention focused on his destination and not on the boisterous sea. If you remove your eyes from the challenges and focus on your abilities, you will boost your hopes to face the challenges squarely.

One thing to build your hope on is your past wins. If you have made any achievement in the past, it is an indication that you can still replicate many of that today and even surpass it. Just to let you know; hope is not inherited but it is built consciously by putting in work towards it. Many people become victims even before the challenges because they have lost hope. To lose hope in life is to became a victim of life itself. No one will guarantee you that life will be without challenges, but you have to resolve within your mind to solve them as they come - this is where your hope is built on.

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Failing at a single trial should not make you to lose hope, rather it should give you hope that you are making attempt. That you failed before does not rule out the possibility of you succeeding at the next attempt. This is just the same way that when night comes, it is just a matter of time and the morning will come. This reminds me of the popularly used quote in relation to this context:

There is light at the end of the tunnel.

As long as you do not give up in the middle of the tunnel, then you will exit it to meet light but if you give up inside it, you will miss out of the beautiful light at the end. Some people normally say that they are going through a lot. Well, it is better that you are going through it than you are stuck at it. For the fact that you are going through it means that you will soon see better things, so do not lose hope.

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