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That I am a little piece of the earth, and that the earth loves me and I love it. When everything is absolutely horrible, that's the one thing that I can kind of grimly hold onto.
Recently I learned that hope does not need to be based on anything. It's simply a requirement in order to get through life. Be hopeful. Just be hopeful, if for no other reason than because if you aren't, you won't function well.