"The Truth About Hope Amidst Despair..."

The future seems so uncertain and foreboding, but I am not without hope for the future. I am from Detroit, a place which in my lifetime has seen the best of days and the worst that can befall a city once hailed as the Paris of the midwest. I've seen days when it seemed the whole city was on fire. I've seen my life flash in front of my eyes while being viciously attacked at gunpoint. I've been a victim of all manner of crimes and yet, I was among the hearty few who never gave up, because this is my home.

I had the wherewithal to leave this place for almost my entire life. And when I was often asked why I didn't abandon Detroit, I gave only one answer; this is my home, if I leave who will help make it better? And it's that same hope, now somewhat enfeebled by age but no less impassioned that makes me defiantly say that as bad as the prospects for the future of our country seem right now, it's not the end. I have hope for my country amidst the despair, just as I have always had about the place I call home. Surely dark days lie ahead, but I've seen the darkness give way to the light many time and should I live long enough, I believe I'll see it again... This too shall pass.

"Fear Eats the Soul"