Scientists hate this term of hope and even more so the expression " hope in the unseen", for good reason if you pretend to be unhuman. We know well the scientific method implies observation, experimentation plus hypothesis and conclusion from the great engenuity of Louis Pasteur. To have hope in the unseen doessn't make the scientific equation.
Now let's see how even the purists of all scientists inadvertently have hope at every area of their scientific work....
Hope can be defined as an emotional state which promotes the belief in the positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life, The point i want to bring out is that hope is part of the states of our mind and that the proper chaneling of this instance of mind can be the origin of much greatness.
Underneath the concept of hope lies the notion of belief which has always been a factor of human survival and at the basis of any succesful endeavour. The fact is we all believe in something and that is absolutely important in any decision making process; for example if i decide to go to school, it is because i come to believe that it would provide me a decent job in the future, it is the same way we choose among two or more cadidates the one we believe would represent our best interest well. It wasn't at random that Barack Obama, in the run for the highest office in 2008 used the slogan "HOPE",and the results spoke for themselves. What happened was the term aligned with the natural aspiration of the people at the moment that was golden.
The idea is one bets on something unsure, uncertain , something that is not tangible. My position is not so much about what happens after hope as to a result of a decision made , but rather what takes place at the moment one hopes, that when the magic appears. the feeling that it creates is so positive ,it is energy, vigor and resilience . That moment of anticipation of a desirable goal is a catalyst of any invention and adventure. Hope can culturally change the nature of things even momenterally. It unites people especially in time of tragedy. When september eleven happened , everybody from all works of life come together as one and hope for a strong and better America. Even just a simple fact of hoping that tomorrow will be better makes today interestingly good to some degree. I am talking about the fact that no situation is permanent. No matter what you are going through or no matter how bad the situation we are in may be, there a lingering belief that it would not last forever.
Also the way human operates is anchored by what we know, see, hear or experience. it triggers our belief system. When we know that maybe someone else has been in the same situation and has gotten better it feeds even more the hope we have in getting better too.
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