Hope. The Highest Power

So it seems there’s a new girl in town, this gal Hope. She’s not really new exactly, but she sure has been getting a lot of press lately. Oprah indicated on her T-shirt the other day that “Hope Won” and our new President-elect Barack Obama has been giving her a whole lot of lip service. It’s got me thinking, this girl Hope must be so cool that she can spend that much time on Mr. Obama’s lips and miraculously doesn’t seem to be pissing off his wife! So I thought I would take a closer look at this girl Hope and see what she’s all about. For one thing, she is quite optimistic and only looks to the future. She never dwells in the past or complains about tragic ex-boyfriends, she merely looks toward tomorrow with the mantra “better days ahead.” Hope doesn’t run around with lowlifes and degenerates. As a matter of fact, she runs in quite sophisticated, dare I say “spiritual” circles and pals around with girls like Grace and Faith. She’s no stranger to the international crowd and although some people choose to ignore her, she always seems to show up, especially after a big, BIG earth shattering event like 9/11. She is quite dependable too, always there when you need her, bringing you a bit of comfort and reassurance. She allows us to get a better night’s sleep and doesn’t nag you about what you’re going to do. She just lets things fall into place naturally as if she is a part of some Higher Power. As a matter of fact, I think she might have the right ear to this Higher Power and might even be in the running to BE the next Higher Power if only we believe in her and vote “Yes! for Hope.” I think we all need more Hope in our lives, for without her we are a bit lost, way too consumed with the past and have no direction forward. We will be much more at peace with ourselves and the world if we let her in and allow her to the guide the way. What do we have to lose anyways, we’ve already been down the road of pain and destruction led by evil forces who were more consumed with their own greed than the betterment of mankind. Hope would never let that happen to us. Like a beacon of light she would show us the way to a better day and never try to get back at anyone or kill innocent people for her own selfish motives. She will do us proud and always remind us that brighter days are still ahead. So even though her good friend Mr. Barack Obama thankfully will be running our country. I think Hope should rule the world. After all, what’s wrong with having a little Hope?