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OK, Farhad -- so Oprah fills you with hope and energy. What are you going to do with it?
Oprah's mission in this world is only half-accomplished if you're hopeful. You have to use that hope for some purpose. Your purpose.
Demand accountability from elected officials. Read to your child, or someone else's. Hug someone living with HIV, or Alzheimer's, or an abusive spouse. Over-tip. Unplug. Park in the far lot and enjoy your walk. Call a spade a spade. Learn to speak in complete sentences yourself. Rise to the challenge. Raise the bar.
Hope, like anger, is energy -- but hope is positive energy. When you use it, it mulplies. So use it, and breed more hope.
