Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Some people believe that hoping for certain things to happen in life is an attachment that leads to suffering. They either seek to protect themselves by assuming the worst will come or aim to cultivate neutrality toward the world.
I am of the mind, however, that most of us would find it impossible to get out of bed in the morning without hope. Every business, every investment, every marriage and every other situation we embark on has our hope packed into it. Actually, it is not our hope that causes us emotional pain. Instead it is our inability to be flexible and fluid in the face of change and uncertainty. Maybe is the key to remaining free of our attachments that create suffering while embracing hope for the future at the same time. Life may not go exactly as we planned, but there is always the hope that Maybe our path will still lead us to the life we desire.