You Have a Chance
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Charles Revson, founder of the successful cosmetic manufacturing
firm Revlon, once said, “In our factory we make lipstick. In our
advertising, we sell hope.”
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We could use a little more hope. I think that is why people buy
lottery tickets. One poor mother, who was raising her children on a
small salary earned from long hours of hard work, was asked, “Why do
you waste your money on a lottery ticket when you can hardly make
ends meet?”
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“Yeah, I buy a ticket every day,” the woman acknowledged. “But a
dollar is not too much to pay for 24 hours of hope.”
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There are probably better uses for her money than buying lottery
tickets. But she would rather hang onto a little hope than onto her
dollar. .
We need hope. It is a vital ingredient in life. Without it, far too
many people come to the conclusion that they are powerless in the
face of difficulties. “It can’t be helped,” is their motto. Without
hope, they won’t make needed changes. They feel powerless. Without
hope, they will grimly accept the unacceptable and believe that
things are about as good as they will ever get.
. I’ve found that I can either be a prisoner of circumstances or a
practitioner of hope. I can feel sorry for myself and helpless to do
anything about my problems, or I can believe there is a realistic
chance for something better.
. Norman Cousins, in his book Head First, the Biology of Hope,
illustrates the power of hope. He tells of two physicians who were
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Jun 18 2010
