On Being with Krista Tippett

Kate Bowler and Wajahat Ali — The Future of Hope

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Sep 16, 2021
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INSIGHT

Hope vs. Optimism

  • Hope is often confused with optimism, especially in situations with solvable problems.
  • Reconciling hope becomes challenging when problems, like chronic illness, lack clear solutions.
ANECDOTE

From Crisis to Chronic

  • Kate Bowler and Wajahat Ali discuss the shift from a crisis to a chronic condition.
  • They describe the initial flurry of support during a crisis, which eventually fades, requiring a new way of living.
ADVICE

Embrace Life's Binaries

  • Accept life's inherent binaries: joy and sorrow, birth and death, wonder and suffering.
  • Widen your perspective to embrace the full spectrum of human experience.
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