{"id":1422,"date":"2009-01-19T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2009-01-19T00:00:48","modified_gmt":"2009-01-19T00:00:48","slug":"some-thoughts-on-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/some-thoughts-on-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Thoughts on Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1425 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;margin: 5px;\" title=\"pandora-etbscreenwriting\" data-src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/pandora-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"pandora-etbscreenwriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1425\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"pandora-etbscreenwriting\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/pandora-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"pandora-etbscreenwriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript>Given the incredible drama of the run-up to the American Presidential Inauguration it seems superficial to write about any other kind of drama.\u00a0 Instead here are some thoughts on hope.<\/p>\n<p>From <strong>Wikipedia<\/strong>: &#8220;Hope was personified in Greek mythology as Elpis. When Pandora opened Pandora&#8217;s Box, she let out all the evils except one: hope. Apparently, the Greeks considered hope to be as dangerous as all the world&#8217;s evils. But without hope to accompany all their troubles, humanity was filled with despair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a great relief when Pandora revisited her box and let out hope as well. It may be worthy to note that in the story, hope is represented as weakly leaving the box but is in effect far more potent than any of the major evils.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.\u201d <strong>Barbara Kingsolver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We all have a lot of work to do. Let&#8217;s get to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the incredible drama of the run-up to the American Presidential Inauguration it seems superficial to write about any other kind of drama.  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