People are set in their ways. Those who are used to winning can find hope in despair; those who are used to losing find despair in hope. And yet those who are used to losing who are struck with one moment of hope will scrabble for it in the dirt until the sun goes out.

Humanity is greedy. Every person wants to survive first and foremost. The prospect of survival is hopeful; the prospect of survival is inherent in every human being; therefore, humanity has a greater capacity for hope.