The young are full of hope, the old are lacking in it. Hope is a vital ingredient of wellness and happy living. Why some lose this essential state and others don't can be reduced to a single axiom: hope without reason leads to more despair. And as the more despair one feels dims their hope of future wishes, hope that is reinforced by having low expectations generates more of it later in life. The things we hope for must be realistic and practical if we are to harness it as adults and elderly citizens. If we dream of empty things like a perfect world or lover, our dreams are so much more fragile than someone expecting less. We will be more disappointed by our hopes not met, feeding a loop of despair that snowballs over time. Be careful what you hope for, or it may not come true.
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