another thing to think about...
hope is such a funny thing isnt it? everyone has hope in one way or another, whether its merely anticipating something and getting your hopes up about it, or the more faith-like hope where you dont give up holding on to something because you believe its right. but why do we all do it when its such a let down? the most faithful of people get their hopes shattered, even when others are thinking the way they are... and really believe something is going to happen. the problem here is people. we are jerks. every one of us has shattered somebody else's hopes at one point. we cant please everyone. people expect too much, we expect too much. and hope would be such a more satisfying thing should we be able to handle it and please everyone. but we cant. we just cant.