Stories of Hope!
Hi all,
Here at RO we are one big community, this means helping eachother out when we need to. So... This thread is an opportunity to help out other people by posting stories of hope. A little hope can go a long way. The goal is for people to look at this thread when they are feeling like they need some hope in their life, and that it will inspire them to push on when they are feeling low.
Post stories here that will give others going through a tough time hope 🙂
You could write about:
1. How you achieved your goals
2. How you overcame something
3. What you are hopeful for at the moment
4. Why you think hope is important
5. Post a picture/quote that inspires hope
Get posting!!
Lahna.
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Ever since this thread came up I have been thinking and thinking about a story or some piece of inspiration that brings hope in me.
I cannot believe it has taken me this long to realise - my comment signature is the quote that brings me hope in the toughest times!!!
I wish I knew who said it...
Awesome thread @Lahna!
Whilst I don't have any stories that I can think of, I do have lots and lots of pictures. Unfortunately most are saved on my computer. However, I did find this one today. 🙂
I find Nelson's Mandela's life and work to inspire me with hope. He was an activist for black rights in South Africa under the apartheid regime, and was imprisoned for nearly 20 years! But he never gave up hope, and he never gave in to hate.
"On February 11, 1990, the South African government under President de Klerk released Mandela from prison. Shortly after his release, Mandela was chosen deputy president of the ANC; he became president of the party in July 1991. Mandela led the ANC in negotiations with de Klerk to end apartheid and bring about a peaceful transition to nonracial democracy in South Africa.
In April 1994 the Mandela-led ANC won South Africa’s first elections by universal suffrage, and on May 10 Mandela was sworn in as president of the country’s first multiethnic government. He established in 1995 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which investigated human rights violations under apartheid, and he introduced housing, education, and economic development initiatives designed to improve the living standards of the country’s black population."
From Britannica's entry on Nelson Mandela.
![Mandela, Nelson [Credit: Mirrorpix/Everett Collection]](http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/93/173193-004-13B996ED.jpg)
