‟Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth. For actually the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made.” ~ Lu Xun

Hope is neither something certain nor something imaginary. It exists in the effort, in the act of moving forward, even when the destination is unclear. The metaphor of roads reminds us that paths are created through persistence. When we face the unknown, we forge ahead not...