The Three Faces of Hope

Hope is an illusion of perfection and a desire for perfection, not Perfection itself. In this paragraph, Perfection is all that is good even though evil can also achieve perfection and when it does, it can be manifested in Greed, Hope's identical twin.

Hope must not be confused with Faith. Hope lives in the realm of uncertainty whereas Faith is unwavering. Hope induces stress; Faith eliminates it. Hope is the mirror image of Faith. They are as difficult to tell apart as they are different, like cubic zirconia and diamonds. The seller of Hope would like you to think that you are buying Faith.

Hope resides in the imagination. It is neutral, it is dreamy, has multiple layers, is priceless and when monetized, and way overpriced at every level. Hope is manipulative and can induce delusions of Perfection in good or in evil. Its identical twin, Greed, resides in the intellect. In the intellect, Greed is methodical, calculating and ruthless. It uses the intellect to destroy all that stands in its path. Faith, the most abstract face of Hope and the most elusive, resides in the heart and cannot be bought. At any point in time, Faith is either present or absent; there is no in between. When it is present, it is powerful. Its energy is constant; it creates and sustains inner peace. It is perfection in fulfillment.

The person, or an inner voice, that makes you think of Hope targets your imagination but what he or it really wants is your heart.

If Hope wins, then the heart is left with the image of Faith and all it can deliver with Hope in residence are insatiable desires and turmoil, but that is not the worst. The worst is when the evil twin of Hope emerges, and it will emerge in those who are without sufficient intestinal fortitude to contain Hope's burning desires. With Greed already residing in the intellect and now finding a second home in the Heart, you have become an official agent of Satan.

Life presents us with all three faces of Hope. In those epic battles between good and evil we see all three. The face of victory can be anyone of them and it is determined by will, Free Will.