Hope is a Hot Button

by Kathy Kastner < br / > < br / > < div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N-8PrA4vNgg/V5Zge4ARKOI/AAAAAAABbLA/XijkFrppj-gaHtmWcua8GHkRc4FVjlpHQCLcB/s1600/false%2Bhope.png " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 183 " src= " https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N-8PrA4vNgg/V5Zge4ARKOI/AAAAAAABbLA/XijkFrppj-gaHtmWcua8GHkRc4FVjlpHQCLcB/s320/false%2Bhope.png " width= " 320 " / > < /a > < /div > As life draws to an end, hot buttons need only be barely touched to set off flares of righteousness. Hope is one such hot button, and often seems attached to ‘false’ – which crushes hope dead. I rail every time I hear the righteous pronounce: < br / > < br / > < div style= " text-align: center; " > < i > “You don’t want to give them false hope.’ < /i > < /div > < br / > Why is hope so contentious when benefits have proven huge? From < a href= " http://jeromegroopman.com/aboutjerome.html " target= " _blank " > Dr. Jerome Groopman ’s < /a > < a href= " http://amzn.to/29U4UYQ " target= " _blank " > The Anatomy of Hope < /a > : < br / > < br / > < div style= " text-align: center; " > < i > " Belief and expectation -- the key elements of hope -- can block pain by releasing the brain ' s endorphins and enkephalins, mimicking the effects of morphine. In some cases, hope can also have important effects on fundamental physio...

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