Question

write a brief, 250-word response to this devotional presentation. Respond to the message addressing the following questions:

How do I bring hope to others?

How do I act as a positive influence and a bearer of hope in my family? At work? At school?

How can I be a more powerful and positive influence in my world?

Answer 1

Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily. You may elaborate the answer based on personal views or your classwork if necessary.

(Answer) How do I bring hope to others?

The best way to probably bring hope to others is through a discussion of your personal experiences with despair. Discussing one’s ordeal and resilience to a situation is likely to evoke inspiration in another.

How do I act as a positive influence and a bearer of hope in my family? At work? At school?

In order to be a successful bearer of hope, it is essential that you should be happy yourself. Being happy with oneself comes from being kind to yourself and doing things to help others.

True satisfaction does not really come from material things or superficial victories but rather from making others joyful. This precept can be applied to social relationships at work, school or any environment as the language of kindness is universal.

How can I be a more powerful and positive influence in my world?

Being compassionate entails the ability to be vicarious. Even if we don’t go through the same dilemmas as a refugee or a starving child, having compassion towards these individuals’ means simply trying our best to understand their predicament and share their emotions. This would encourage us to speak and even act in a way that forms a positive influence wherever we may go.