Hope is what we believe to be greater than ourselves. Without it, we believe we are nothing. All meaning, everything we understand about ourselves and the world, is constructed for the purpose of maintaining hope. Therefore hope is an inherently crucial component of a healthy psyche. Yet, while hope is the solution to our personal problems, it is also often the cause of our social problems. Visions of hope, when pursued far enough, have destructive consequences. They also make us suffer, if we don’t get what we hoped for. Perhaps, doing something not hoping for any good outcome is the most courageous thing we could do. There are no guarantees, yet we do it anyway. Then, if we get a positive outcome it’s a pleasant bonus.