A Word of Hope

For many people, 'hope’ is simply the balancing of probabilities. A man wants to play golf. He looks out the window and says, “I ‘hope’ it doesn't rain today" - but he knows it might. A college coed shares a concern with her roommate: "I 'hope' I passed the exam" - but she knows she may have failed it. Sometimes 'hope' is used as a synonym for despair. After visiting a terminally ill patie