Don't Be Hope's Bitch

A theme that seems to be hitting me these days, in the time I spend online, is that of hopelessness. A sense that a few year’s back the future looked a lot brighter than it does now. And how can we get by without hope?

I would like to say something that you might consider radical.

You don’t need hope.

It’s not a prerequisite for life.

It’s not a prerequisite for getting things done.

It’s not a prerequisite for feeling good about yourself or your life.

In fact, life might even be better without hope. Have you tried?

There is a contraction in the global economy. The plans we made a few years ago might now seem like pie in the sky. But so what?

You need to think of it like this… what am I willing to do to live in hope?

• Am I willing to sell myself out completely, just to feel hope?

• Am I willing to surround myself with positive memes all day, just keep that sense of hope buzzing along?

• Am I willing to repeat fifty hope-filled affirmations to myself, just to get up in the morning?

I say, fuck that shit.

Don’t be hope’s bitch. Don’t be hope’s junkie.

Lying there in the gutter… please man, give me a little bit of hope, you know, just a taste, just to tide me over for a while.

Practice living without hope.

Practice being functional without hope.

Practice having a good life without hope.

Try it. Experiment. Challenge any belief that you have that you need hope to continue. You might be surprised at how formidable a human being you become.