Brilliant Prose

The opposite of fear is hope/ Jon Meacham

The opposite of fear is hope/ Jon Meacham

The opposite of fear is hope, defined as the expectation of good fortune not only for ourselves but for the group to which we belong. Fear feeds anxiety and produces anger; hope, particularly in a political sense, breeds optimism and feelings of well-being. Fear is about limits; hope is about growth. Fear casts its eyes […]

The Road of Life/ Dante Alighieri

The Road of Life/ Dante Alighieri

In the middle of the road of life, Wandering, I found myself through the dark forest In which the straight trail was lost. Oh! to say what it was, was a hard thing, This wild, rough, and strong jungle That renewed the dread in my mind! So bitter it was, that only death was worse! […]