Perhaps hopelessness is not beautiful. But what is hopelessness? People try to construct meaning of some sort even when they believe they have no hope, and Conor Oberst is no exception. If hopelessness is seeing no reason to live, then Conor is not hopeless; rather, he is mad to live and sees hope in love, friendship, and life.
I’m not sure that anyone is truly hopeless. Even if one killls oneself, there is still the hope of avoiding future pain… it all depends on what we hope for. Perhaps the very concept is meaningless.
peterC
Feb 06 2005
09:48 pm
Perhaps hopelessness is not beautiful. But what is hopelessness? People try to construct meaning of some sort even when they believe they have no hope, and Conor Oberst is no exception. If hopelessness is seeing no reason to live, then Conor is not hopeless; rather, he is mad to live and sees hope in love, friendship, and life.
I’m not sure that anyone is truly hopeless. Even if one killls oneself, there is still the hope of avoiding future pain… it all depends on what we hope for. Perhaps the very concept is meaningless.
I don’t know. What do you think?