Hope -"lost and found" between pessimism and optimism

Hope -"lost and found" between pessimism and optimism
There are so many jokes about pessimism and optimism, coloured with realism. Still many people say that "the hope dies last" and maybe lots of religions are based on peoples "hope".

Lets take it from philosophic perspective:

1. Is hope a form of strength, or can it sometimes prevent us from accepting reality?
2. What is the difference between optimism, pessimism and realism — and which of them helps us live better?
3. People say that “hope dies last”. But can there be situations where letting go of hope is actually healthy or necessary?
4. Do we need hope in order to continue living meaningfully, or can a person live well without expecting things to improve, but instead take another path?
5. Is hope something we discover, something we create, or something other people give us?
6. Can too much optimism make us naive, while too much pessimism makes us passive? Where is the healthy balance?
7. Many religions offer hope of salvation, justice, reunion, or life after death. Would religion have the same power without hope or if people would self-manage hope instead of leaving it over to others/religion?
8. When life repeatedly disappoints us, what makes some people find hope again while others lose it and attach to self-trauma and pittyness?
9. Is it possible to remain hopeful while fully accepting that some things may never turn out the way we want?
10. Which is more important in difficult times: believing that things will get better, or believing that you will be able to cope even if they do not?

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Best regards,
Vilija and the team

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