Hope is a powerful feeling that we as human beings are inclined to lean on for an ideal expectation or outcome. It often carries us through life, as we are told to look on the bright side, in which hope provides an optimistic outlook. However, it can limit us when there is more to be done unlike the waiting game or the inevitable disappointment that relying on hope can create. While “hope is not a strategy,” it only serves as a powerful feeling behind the strategy and gives a key to turn hope into progress.
From books to movies, we witness examples of valuable characters portraying the inner struggle of relying on hope. However, there is always a turning point, when their mind shifts gears, influencing them to utilize an actual strategy. They turn that hope, a simple and safe feeling, into taking action. They are willing to push themselves past the limit that hope creates, stemming from what they are hoping for themselves. For instance, in The Hunger Games, Katniss sparks hope from the injustices of The Capitol but shows how she decides to fight for it, igniting a rebellion. Through her actions, she redirects this hope by starting a fight that she knows has to be done. She separates the feeling of hope with strategy. Hope is behind the strategy, but it does not create a course of action. It inspires it. To improve and make progress, hope has to be seen as a feeling of great influence behind the strategy. As much as we would like to hold on to hope to change things, progress creates a possibility of it coming true. Being hopeful can drift into hopelessness, but with progress as a strategy, it will lead to something better.
You can sit down waiting for the world to change or feel like a situation is irreversible, but relying on the feeling of hope is not done justice without a proper strategy. We have more things attached to what we hope for. Turn hope into progress. Use the hope of wanting things to get better as a drive to succeed. Hope is useless without the need to see progress. Hope is not a strategy, but it acts as a powerful feeling, pushing towards unlocking a key to a strategy that fulfills it.
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Hey Alexis, your analogy of hope being a key to strategy is the perfect way to describe it in this situation. The key on it's own is useless, but using it to 'unlock' access to real strategy is what gives it purpose. Also, your reference to the Hunger Games is the perfect fit for this situation, so much of the movie's plot is driven by the hope of the characters. Great writing, you made really good points!
ReplyDeleteHi Alexis! You did an amazing job on this blog. I like how you talked about how people are hopeful to be positive in uncertain situations. I like how you used movies and books as an example because it is normal in movies and books for the lead character to be the most positive and hopeful character to get all of the characters through the story/ uncertain situations.
ReplyDeleteHey alexis! the way you descried hope changed the way I looked at things. I like how you went into great detail in your blog and utilized examples to illustrate your points.
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