Introduction to Encouraging Words Video: Hold onto Hope Even in Despair

"Hold onto hope even in despair"—this phrase is a message that the strength to search for light, even while in darkness, always remains within you. There are moments in life when the energy to stand up feels like it is fading away. You may feel as though nothing you do is rewarded, or that the future has been closed off to you.

Even so, hope is not determined by whether a situation is good or bad. Hope is the fire in your heart that believes "it is not over yet." No matter how small that fire may be, as long as it does not go out, it becomes the strength to move forward. It is precisely when you are in despair that hope shines the smallest, yet the brightest.

No matter how painful the scenery you are looking at right now may be, it is not eternal. Pain and confusion will inevitably change their form. The small hope you hold today will eventually bring about a great change.

Perhaps despair is not meant to stop you, but to help you realize the strength of your hope. Please, do not give up. Hold onto that small light, and try looking forward just one more time. Your future is still ahead of you.