Hope HOPE The pressures, strains, disappointments and uncertainties that each of us face can add up to quite a heavy burden. To have hope is to see a future. To lose hope is to experience resignation and despair. The loss of hope can be a terrible thing. One's ability to see a positive outcome is snuffed out.
Morale sinks to nothing.
There is often anger and an accompanying loss in faith in oneself, others, and in God. This state is often the consequence of setbacks or misfortunes that are often victimizing. Even after a person has gotten back on his or her feet, the experience can leave doubt and misgiving about one's security and well-being. Regaining lost hope is not achieved by wishing it to happen. One has to regain faith and that is only achieved as a person has experiences that not only restore what has been lost but affirm that, after serious difficulty, one not only can survive but can gain and can grow.