We have only begun
to imagine the fullness of life.
How could we tire of hope?
So much is in the bud.
~ from CANDLES IN BABYLON by Denise Levertov
One becomes an active participant in the world when he or she believes in something. Faith, optimism, and hope—we have to have those things as human beings; otherwise, life is unbearable because there is nothing that we can see beyond ourselves.