Ever seen the film The Number 23? In it, the main character is confronted with the number 23 everywhere he looks. It’s been like that with the word HOPE for me this year.
On New Year’s Day, I posted a blog about hope. Ironically, at a time of year where I struggle to hold on to any kind of hope at all, I have been confronted with hope everywhere I look. In my own home life, even though I have failed to keep some of my New Year’s resolutions to the letter, I have managed to take some more small steps, make some more small changes towards a more ethical lifestyle. I’m sure the same is true for you too.
When Slumdog Millionaire won best film at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, Christian Colson referred to the people of Mumbai in his acceptance speech as people of resilient hope. I guess that resilient hope is what drives the main character, Jamal, to achieve his goal and win the girl. This kind of resilient hope can be seen in communities where homes and industries are rebuilt after a devastating tsunami, where replanting begins after another failed harvest, where growers continue to produce their best crops as market prices fall yet again…
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