There is good everywhere, if you can still look for it

[Aerich]

Originally posted by The Hierophant: quote: Originally posted by Ilander: ...hope as a noun, Heiro. The belief that life, the human experience can get better, and won't eternally descend into horror and blight...that there is something to look forward to, that there is a reason to look forward. Hope.

Haha. Alright dude. Whatever tickles your fancy. [/QUOTE]The soul-less cynic has spoken. All heed his words of biting wisdom. j/k

One of the things that gives me hope is the amount of time, money, and goods given to charity at this time of the year. A drop in the bucket compared to the joys of consumerism, but hopeful none the less.

Some children make me hope. The quiet, sensitive, inquisitive ones.

[The Hierophant]

Alright, alright. I'll contribute something on-topic.

Pre-Christian Greek, Roman and Scandinavian texts demonstrate to me that the general morality of Western civilisation was not always riddled with guilt, pessimism and subconscious self-loathing as it is today. And they give me hope that some day the psychological mouth-gags of inhibited 'slave-culture' shall be spat out, resulting in our natural aristocracies no longer feeling compelled to masquerade as 'men of the people'.

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Originally posted by The Hierophant: quote: Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: Hope, Aaron. Like they found in Endora's Box.

Heh, you'll have to forgive my ignorance Phoenix... but, uh, I'm only familiar with the Pandora variety. Sorry if your characteristically subtle humour was wasted on me [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Yeah, well, Endora had one, too.

::waits for Jorath to show up::

[ 12-10-2004, 04:46 AM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ]

[The Hierophant]

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: Yeah, well, Endora had one, too.

Heh, sweet. I wasn't gettin' atcha. Just admitting my doofusness was all [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 12-10-2004, 04:54 AM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ]

[Q'alooaith]

For all the bad things in the world life goes on, people fall in love and have children, they grow up and learn a new set of social values, fall in love and have children who them learn a new set of social values..

It's not much, but's it's enough.


Fear not the shadows of what might be... trust the light to show you the way...

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

My hope is that people would just be a little nicer to eachother. There are 1000 people at my work and many of them won't even look at you and say hello. And these are those friendly Maritimers that everybody talks about. Smiling and saying hello doesn't make you engaged or married, or anything like that.

Commit random asks of kindness to strangers. You'll feel better than anything you'll do for yourself.

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[Hivetyrant]

Well there must be something because I now only have 1 friend really (my best friend though [img]smile.gif[/img] ) And numerous other events which I wont go into.
But dispite this im still extremely happy at the momment, I dont know if its the fact that I have finished school, and now im starting my real life, or something else.
Sorry im not being specific, but I honestly dont know whats making me feel good about the future and the world.

[Sigmar]

Transformers The Movie. (2006)

Half-life 3.

A medical degree.

Winning the lottery.

[Lady Sedai]

Well, apart from Absynthe's comment...

I'd say that I'm encouraged about international relations. This because of forums like this one. All of the forums I frequent are an amazing blend of people from so many countries and from all kinds of backgrounds, yet we get along as well as any family could hope for. If *we* can do this, I have hope that even, say, countries with residents who say they "hate Americans" can come to understand not to paint us all with the same brush. We are who we are, and *not* our government.

Same goes for other countries who seem to be the "underdogs" right now. I will trust that people will learn to see past the actions of a few in power and come to know and understand that the whole of a society should not be judged by who is running the country at the moment.

Also, I have hope since, after two "bad" marriages, I am now married to my soulmate and best friend. [img]smile.gif[/img] And, though I've lost my Father this year, my Mother and I are closer than ever and making it through this first tough year without my Dad. We are managing to have some fun and find some comfort and laughter despite being one shy this year.

[Jorath Calar]

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: quote: Originally posted by The Hierophant: quote: Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: Hope, Aaron. Like they found in Endora's Box.

Heh, you'll have to forgive my ignorance Phoenix... but, uh, I'm only familiar with the Pandora variety. Sorry if your characteristically subtle humour was wasted on me [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Yeah, well, Endora had one, too.

::waits for Jorath to show up:: [/QUOTE]Why what did I do now...?

Have to admit I had to do some research to actually get that one... but I eventually did.

Hoochimama, I Must be slipping in my old age... [img]smile.gif[/img]

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