Hope Is Ezekiel James S. Navarro Victory Christian International School
The myth of Pandora’s Box tells us a story of the eponymous woman who opens a box and accidentally frees evil things to the world. It is said that once all evil had escaped, one spirit remained at the bottom—Hope, here perceived as a fragile, fairy-like creature, unable to protect itself. Like all ideas in myths, this seems to reflect our perception of hope in our world. It appears to be unprotected from every danger. And yet what is extraordinary though is how we somehow know that even if it is in the midst of troubles, hope endures. Needless to say, hope is a vague subject to talk about. There’s “Hope for the future”. There’s “Hope for the flowers”. Yet the real definition of Hope is indefinable solely because all definitions are dependent on how a person views hope. Just like a rusty coin, it may be considered useless to one but a prized treasure for a collector. It all depends on perspective. But one thing is certain, it is amazing how hope persists even though it varies for one person to another. As one virtue strives to exist, so another dies. For a virtue or moral standard to continue to exist, it must be passed on or shared to others. But how is hope shared? Through touch? Through words? Through a simple hello? Believe it or not, these are just some of the thousand avenues of how hope is shared. We all know that signs of affection can act as the perfect conduit for hope to pass through one individual to another. Even as simple as an embrace or a tap on the shoulder can mean profoundly to someone who is going through a lot. You not only share hope to