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Erich Fromm

To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.

Erich Fromm

Hope

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Hope involves staying open and prepared for new possibilities that have not yet come into existence. At the same time, it requires accepting that these possibilities might never fully materialize during our own lives without losing our composure.

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