Hope. Ah, yes.
Remember when Pandora opened the box and let out all the evils of the world? Death and the rest of it?
Then she slapped the lid on and heard a little voice, let me out, let me out. Look again, there in the bottom was hope.
But remember--it was a box of EVILS and hope too, was one of the evil things. It keeps people from acting when they should.
A useful myth, better than that one about parents sacrificing their children like Abraham and the Big Guy.
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