[b][center]One of the most important things I learned was from a man who was earnest.
His job was to clean hotel rooms and pick up the mess after hotel guests.
I came to know him as there was no one I felt I could actually talk to in that place.
Having him laugh at some small joke I made always brought a smile to my face.
It was a very long week, with lots of guests and many with little to no respect.
Both of us worked in service of others, but his work was far more taxing for him to take away a lot less.
I uttered, "I hope that this will get better for us both".
He replied, "As long as the word "hope" exists, there is always hope."
Confidence can shatter in a second and that fact can tear you apart.
Life doesn't care if you just found it in yourself, or if you had it from the start.
Your situation doesn't make you who you are.
How you respond when you have to find your own hope is what will make carry you very far.
I'm not necessarily the best to give advice on the subject.
I do know what happens when others feel hopeless.
Everything becomes too much of a hassle to grapple with and is shoved aside as something as you tell yourself "you don't deserve it."
Dark thoughts turn full hearts into empty shells harbored inside a walking corpse.
It's not a life worth leading, but hope is very good at changing your course.
Don't find hope in something that will fade.
You will only disappoint your own heart as it eats away at your brain.
The strongest fire that burns within you is the hope you make for yourself, the spark that ignited this comes from the fact you are not alone, and what you feel is shared by someone else.
Hope is helpful if you give it form.
If you hold it firm, it will you strength.
So, I will give this word for you to use.
Take it with both hands, and from this day forward you can always look for good news.[/center][/b]
