6. Hope

I recently read a poem about hope that really stood out to me. Here it is:

What hope means
Hope is bright shining light which keeps darkness at the bay
Hope is gentle cold breeze on a hot summer day
Hope is to remain positive when going gets tough
Hope is seeking more when others think you had enough
What hope means
Hope is dreaming of tommorow
Hope is simmering under sorrow
Hope is sparkles when tears in our eyes
Hope is a beautiful thing & beutiful things never dies
What hope means
Hope is as light as a feather
Hope keeps all of us together
Hope is ubiquitous and free of cost
Hope is the last thing ever lost.....

-Vineet Bansal

My family and I are currently going through some struggles and hope is something that we can hold on to, no matter what happens. In my opinion, hope is everything, one cannot live without it. This poem shows how that is true. Hope is free of cost, and it is the last thing ever lost. As our class read "Nectar In A Sieve", we all know how important hope is. Despite everything lost, Rukmani does not give up, she still has hope. In my opinion, without hope, everyone would just give up at the slightest hint of trouble. Suicide would probably be alot more common if there was no hope. Think about how hope affects your everyday life. With problems about homework, social life, family and everything else, everyone is bound to lose some heart. So then what drives one to keep going? Hope. Hope to get good grades and to get into college. Hope to be happy and have friends. Hope for everything. In the end, hope IS everything and without it, all would be lost.