We hope for what we long to behold.

Lailah Gifty Akita
About This Quote

Hope is a very powerful thing, but it can also lead to disappointment. It is a difficult thing to have hope for something that may not happen. In the case of the quote below, the person hopes for the best, but if it does not happen, then they have been let down. This can be a hard lesson to learn because we spend so much time hoping something happens, then when it doesn’t happen, we are disappointed. A better way to look at hope is to hope for what you want and pray for what you don’t want.

Source: Pearls Of Wisdom: Great Mind

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