Within us is the soul of the whole, the wise silence, the universal beauty, the eternal One.
~ by R.W. Emerson
Gratitude is the vision of the Giver, not of the gift. It comes from God. Hope and fear are like the two wings of a bird when it is flying straight to its destination. If one wing fails, its flight fails and if both fail, it dies. Hope is the vision of God in perfect beauty.