'Faith' and Hope' are feel-good words with a built-in warm, rosy glow. People who have faith and hope are held up for our admiration and emulation. We are encouraged to be like them - to believe and anticipate that, ultimately, all will be well . Of course, faith can be good thing. It's good to have a little faith in those around us - to trust in others. Indeed, without at least some faith in your spouse, your bank manager, in other car drivers, and so on, modern life becomes impossible. Hope, too, can be important - without at least some hope of success we are unlikely to bother even trying. Still, faith and hope are vastly overrated .... Continues here at CFI blogs. Image courtesy wiki creative commons.
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