Optimism is based on hope

Above all it is important to remember that hope is not just a vague dream but it has specific goals and requires action on our part to make opportunities for what we desire to happen. Hope is a virtue that helps us fight the temptation to despair or cynicism, but it is more than that, hope is a verb – a doing word –it is a skill that you have to work at your whole life so you can rise to face the vicissitudes of life.