This keen sensitivity to my emotional state is even more remarkable when you consider that David is autistic. Now, it could be a lot worse. But, that s not entirely comforting to his mom and me. We live with the knowledge that David may never go to college, marry, have children the kind of things all parents want for their children. Hope isn t the same as optimism.
Optimism is spin control.
It can t offer a reasonable explanation for believing what it does. It believes for belief s sake. In contrast, hope sees things exactly as they are. But, it also sees beyond our circumstances. By remember who made us and for what purpose we were made.