Despair <==> Prosper

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I’m sure you probably know the definition of the word Despair. But, just in case here’s what Webster says about despair:

•? to lose all hope or confidence
•? to lose hope for
•? utter loss of hope
•? a cause of hopelessness

The root of the word despair is sperare that’s Latin for hope .

And what is hope? Again Webster says: hope = expectation of fulfillment or success.

So, Despair is the utter loss of the expectation of success. What a terrible thing to have happen.

I think we can find a speedy solution. Have you heard the phrase “Godspeed” or “Goodspeed”? The movie “The Rock” with Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage has the main “Good” guy named Goodspeed, Connery liked to call him Godspeed.

Anyway, the word speed comes from the same Latin root spes [sperare] and our buddy Webster tells us speed means: prosperity in an undertaking: success.

Ah-Ha! So, Godspeed means God Bless you With Success ! (So, I knew the the good guy would win in “The Rock.” His name gave away the ending! )

Stick with me here!

Prosper, or Prosperity, it’s all about money, right? NOPE. It’s all about Hope and Success.

Catch on yet? ProSPER come from the SAME Latin root sperare ! Webster tells this little secret about prosper: Latin pro-sperare to cause to succeed.

- to succeed in an enterprise or activity
- to achieve economic success
- to become strong and flourishing
- to cause to succeed or thrive

To Prosper is to have hope in your success. It’s not about money at all. It’s about life, your willingness to have hope in your successes: Success in reading, success in learning, success in love, success in your family, success in God, success in money, success in peace.

You can be prosperous by learnin ..