Because we are human beings, we possess the powerful characteristic of hope. We hope for the best even while anticipating the worst. We have been told that without hope, all is lost.
Even children have been named Hope with the anticipation (hope) that their name becomes their legacy.

I do not know whether or not hope is a trait that we share with other living creatures. I do not know if my dog, as she waits eagerly at the side of my bed consciously hopes that I will call her up. I do not...