"It's when we discern courageously, and at the same time realize we don't know
what will happen that wise hope comes alive. In the midst of improbability and
possibility is where the imperative to act rises up. Wise hope is not seeing
things unrealistically but rather seeing things as they are, including the truth
of impermanence... as well as the truth of suffering--both its existence and the
possibility of its transformation, for better or for worse."
Roshi Joan Halifax has dedicated her life to showing up and serving in a slew
of seemingly hopeless contexts. She shares more in this thought-provoking
essay about the difference between wise hope and optimism -- and why it
matters.
