Maybe that’s why we fill our kid's heads with fairy tales and convince them to believe in Santa Claus, a jolly old man who’ll give them toys if they’re good little girls and boys.  Maybe that’s why we encourage the fantastical story about a Tooth Fairy, who will pay them for a lost tooth or an Easter Bunny who hides eggs and leaves candy filled baskets.    Maybe our parents and their parents and their parents, parents got it right when they instilled in us, an ability to accept hope on blind faith

 

Because right now, as the election nears an end and my grown-up 401K continues to shrink and my health plan hangs by a thread, I’m not so sure that either candidate can reverse the trend.   Yet, disbelief can lead to awe and this is the inspiration, the ability to dream, to realize and overcome life’s obstacles.   We need our youth to be optimistic, so that we, as adults can be hopeful.