Is hoping a good thing? In some aspects it is. It at least gives you strength or a reason to keep moving forward. If you didn’t at least think that there is some light at the end of the tunnel, you may decide to stop walking. On the other hand, hoping alone might not get you very far. You can hope for a better life but until you roll up your sleeves and get to work on creating a better future, chances are, it’s not going to just magically happen. We need to identify what we hope for and then search for an action plan to create the reality. Hope can be a huge task, such as eradicating polio from the entire world, or it can be on a smaller scale, such as hoping to be accepted to college. Rotarians often provide the means to change hope into reality. Listen for what others share of their hopes and dreams, and explore options for changing lives and making dreams come true.