Pandora was a goddess who either through curiosity or ineptitude let all the gifts of the gods out of a magic box except hope. Why did the Greeks choose hope to stay in the box? Hope is seen as a blessing and a curse. Some people believe that having too much hope is a sign of a weak or wandering mind. Some are afraid of hope out of fear of being disappointed. Why should we have hope? What alternative is there to having hope? What does hope give us that was important enough that the gods insured it stayed firmly locked in humanity's box of immortal gifts? Hope is the force that allows us to grow, mature, change, and become a better person, a better society. Hope and it's sister Imagination should be encouraged to flourish and grow in all people. Hope is the last best part of each of us. It is the kernal of soul that reaches out from within us and claims that we are better than we think we are. Hope knows no religious affiliation, no ethnic preference, no economic, political or societal requirement. I have great hope we can transcend the last eight years of economic disaster, international relations disaster, constitutional destruction, and social and educational injustice. I hope we can be better than we think we are. I hope we remember hope before it is too late.
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