H O P E
Hi, good day, I am Dorothy Andrada from Section VV for Philo12. Of the seven thesis statements that I could have chosen for my finals, I chose this: 💡 Hope is the patient seeking of the light that cannot be seen nor experienced in moments of darkness. It is not optimism, vitalism, stoicism, and gnosticism because it entails the constant decision to hope and the temptation to constantly lose hope. Let’s discuss this bit by bit, starting from the end. The temptation to constantly lose hope — why does this temptation exist? What is it about hope that makes it so difficult to grasp? For this, the answer is easy. It’s not about hope at all, but rather the circumstances surrounding it. Our reality is not always forgiving. It is not always merciful, it is not always just, and it is not always good. One only need look at the daily news to know this to be true. Who i