Well ramamurthy,
Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of despair, wanting, wishing, suffering or perseverance — i.e., believing that a better or positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary. [1]
Beyond the basic definition, usage of the term hope follows some basic patterns which distinguish its usage from related terms:
* To wish for something with the expectation of the wish being fulfilled, a key condition in unrequited love. [2]
* Hopefulness is somewhat different from optimism in that hope is an emotional state, whereas optimism is a conclusion reached through a deliberate thought pattern that leads to a positive attitude. But hope and optimism are both based in unrealistic belief or fantasy.
* When used in a religious context, hope carries a connotation of being aware of spiritual truth; see Hope (virtue).
* In Catholic theology, hope is one of the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity), which are spiritual gifts of God. In contrast to the above, it is not a physical emotion but a spiritual grace.
* Hope is distinct from positive thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism.
* The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome.
and i think as a human being we shd always hope for betterment
Answered by Priyanka C
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6:43 PM on October 01, 2008
