The Issue of Hope

[Whitacre_Girl]

So my husband and I were watching 28 Days Later the other night in preparation for Halloween, and we had an insight as to the nature of humanity and the role that hope plays in it. If you haven’t seen the movie, there are going to be spoilers in my post

So, one of the main points at the end of the movie were the soldiers wanting to take the girls as sex objects. With all of these men, they had given up hope that humanity still existed somewhere, and that they were all that was left. There was one man, however, that stood up to defend these women and fight off their would-be rapists. He believed that the infection was contained on the island of England, and that life was still going on somewhere else. We realized that the difference between the man who still had his morals and humanity was the man who had refused to give up hope.

This is something we have equated to the rest of the world. We have friends who are agnostic or atheist. They believe there is no higher power or greater good that governs the world. When we talk to them about abortion and euthanasia (recently legalized in my state) their viewpoints are supported by horrible reasoning. Among the arguements for abortion is statements I am sure we have lal heard “It would be better to have not existed that raised by a parent that never wanted you.” or “it would be better to be dead that to be abused.” I see this as a failure of hope. They can’t think to hope that a child can come from a ****** background and still grow up to be good and enjoy life. The same holds true for why they think suicide should be legal and available on demand for any reason from a doctor. They think that this world sucks, and if a person wants to give up, they should be allowed to.

I hve noticed that it seems that those who reject God are given over to a very bleak and hopless world. Just as the soldiers in 28 Days Later. With no good, no hope, and no joy left you are left to make your joy no matter who you hurt in the process because, well, this world just sucks anyway.

I also think this is a root for much of our sin. We give in to temptation because we lose hope that either God can’t make us happy, or that we can never beat the sin.

Anyway, those are just a few of my thoughts, what do you guys think?

 

[TOP]

It is interesting that the motto of the Popes visit to the US was “Christ our Hope”. And watching the mass on EWTN the other day, the priest, Fr. Pavone, who is an advocate for Priest for Life, reflected on the words of the mass which say, we wait in joyfull hope. He emthasiszed that abortion is the result of lost hope and desparation, in which the parents believe they have no other choice but to abort. His mission is to inject hope to the hopeless. just some thoughts.

 

[James_S_Saint]

I also think this is a root for much of our sin. We give in to temptation because we lose hope that either God can’t make us happy, or that we can never beat the sin.

You got that one right. But for what its worth, it is in the works.

 

[ljubim]

WOW! That’s an amazing way to look at the world. I think you’re right… never heard it that way before. That makes so much sense… specifically with Obama and the “audacity of hope.”