Is There a Difference Between Despair and Grief?

Many people are despairing because of the level of destruction that we have reached to day, on a global scale. In buddhis buddhism there's no discussion of hope anywhere - it would be viewed as a distraction from what's really important. Grief is essential for us to feel grief at what's happening now. We grieve because we love. If we repress our grief, which many of us do because we're so afraid of being overwhelmed by it, well, in a way, we're repressing our love.