People show me hope through being:

- Dr. Silverman sowing the seeds in us to be courageous and optimistic in Philosophy 101H
- my friend telling me about grieving the loss of their mother and surviving. “I used to go for lots of walks through the seasons changing. I saw all around me that every life just wants to live so much. If we keep pushing through, we’d become so much stronger than we think
- Peter Hessler on Chinese politics and regime change: “It won’t be like this forever.”