Hope is a dream in the mind of what can come

Hope is a dream in the mind of what can come, hope can surpass everything. If there is no hope, then we have nothing. Hope makes us close our eyes and dream of the wonders of the world. Hope makes our impossible dreams come true. We never know what life is going to bring us. All we can do is take what we have and make the best of it the way that we know how. We have to look inside ourselves and find the inner strength to carry on. We have to be strong for ourselves and our mind before we can be there for anyone else. How can we give ourselves to others when we can't give ourselves our full body and mind. How dare we try to give ourselves to someone else when we aren't ready. Doesn't that set us up for hurt. Should we be afraid to love if we've been hurt in the past? Or should we embrace the lessons learned and take that first step to a new life? If we are afraid to be hurt, what stops us from building the walls that stop the hurt? I am a firm believer in the idea that we can't do anything for anyone else with out first taking care of ourselves. I also know that hope can be cruel and play tricks on us. It's all apart of life. It can fade and disappear for what seems like forever. Just when we're down and we can't see the light something happens and we are reunited with the faint flame of hope. The question that I ask however, did the hope really disappear or was it there all along? Do we really know, will we ever know? Are we even meant to know? We sit here and we judge each other but who gives us the right to judge? The only one who can judge me is Him above. No other judgment matters. We need to walk around with our heads held high and hope in our eyes. We need to grasp it with a tight grip and let it know that we won't let go...