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I had a very interesting conversation with a friend the other day. He asked me how I was doing, he always does, and my answer was to share a phrase I have been using when asked. I said, "I am so thankful to have hope." My friend said, "Hope is a very good word, It can be used as a noun or a verb, on which people need clarification." This was very good advice.

Hope used as a verb means to be optimistic, like a hopeful wish. "I am still hoping that all will turn out well," is a defining sentence.

Hope used as a noun secures itself on an object or person. To say, "We still have one hope left: my...