I’m sorry to say this, but there will be tough times ahead. There will always be days where you feel left out and all alone in the dark. When that happens, your hopes will start fading away, and you will not know what steps you must take next. Yes, that is the worst and hardest part, but even though things will have turned sideways at that point, do not let your own hope turn into dust because it will not be the end.

The hope you keep in yourself during tough times will never be in vain, and things will go back to normal, no matter what. You are the hope that must be resilient to every attack that life throws at you. You won’t shine every time, and, on some days, your light will fade. But it will shine again, just like how the sun sets and returns the following day.

Don’t let tough times defy your faith. They are not there to stay, so do not allow them to tear you apart or break you. Just be strong, and you must let those tough times leave without leaving a scar on you. Just gain knowledge and experience from them, but never let them take anything away from you.

As you move along the way, there will be things that you will need and want for your dreams. As for the unwanted ones, well, you are probably going to have to shed them of like autumn leaves because they are of no use to you. But, they will probably be handy for someone else though, because we all have our differences.

So, in order to gain Hope, you have to be like a strong tree with strong, tough roots that hold on to the ground during harsh conditions. You have to have a tall, strong stem that will not break as it grows, and have great branches that will be capable of holding the fruits of your hard work. The stems will also have to be productive, and have leaves that well show the beauty and glory of your success.

Measure the weight that your dreams have, then build a foundation that will be equivalent to it, or one that will have the strength to withstand the might of your dreams. Don’t go for less, knowing that your dreams have about a trillion tons of weight, because that foundation will crumble the moment you place your dreams on it. You will then have to start over again, but if you put the correct foundation on, then you will have nothing to worry about.

Don’t try balancing something that needs strong energy with weak effort, it won’t work. Balance something that needs strong energy with even stronger effort. Don’t go low, or else your efforts will be meaningless. Just go high, and, in the end, you will see that it was worth the effort, and you will see the improvements and achievements you have obtained.

It does not matter that you are trapped in a prison of adds, and even though others may say it as an inescapable prison, remember that, no matter how big the problems you are facing are, there is always a solution. So, you have to dig deep and find the solution for yourself. If you are looking for a memorandum for the solution, you are fooling yourself, because it could be wrong or have errors in it because it was written by someone else.

So, it is better if you get it wrong and never give up, because you can then fight to get it right. That is better than trying to copy someone else’s work. So, have the courage to do your own chores, your own work, and come up with great solutions to tackle your problems. If you feel like all hope is fading away, just get up and look into the mirror because, when you do, you will find hope once more. You are the hope you need for yourself, the hope you need for your work, and the hope you need for your dreams.

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