“Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life – that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.” (Benjamin Franklin)
Hope is more than simply wanting something to happen.
Hope implies imagining ahead with an expectation of possible success, and it carries with it a motivational support for persisting in the face of uncertainty, and for rising to the occasion to overcome possible problems and unforeseen obstacles.
Hope is an invaluable facilitator of the will to win and solve problems. Without hope there would be little support for positively and constructively persevering in one’s efforts.
Getting Personal
Have you, or someone you know, ever personally experienced a situation when you achieved a goal due to the fact that you never gave up hope, even when things at one point were very uncertain?
If yes, please briefly describe the experience.
“Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.” (Mike Krzyzewski, American college basketball coach)
“Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” (Tom Krause, Finnish singer, teacher)
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