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How Lost Hope Leads to Wonder

Sometimes a great loss is an experience towards a great win tomorrow. But how?

Ayush Banerjee
5 min readOct 1, 2024

Hope is a tricky thing. It sits at the heart of everything we do, guiding our actions, our dreams, and our very reason for living. Yet, when hope fades, it feels like the ground is slipping away beneath our feet. I’ve been there. When you lose hope, life can feel like an endless void. But here’s the twist: in that space where hope is lost, something extraordinary can begin — something more powerful than hope itself. It’s called wonder.

I remember a time when everything seemed to be falling apart. It was as if life had pressed pause, and I was trapped in a moment that never moved forward. We’ve all had moments like this. Perhaps it was the end of a relationship, a job that didn’t pan out, or the weight of a dream that no longer seemed reachable. Hope fades, sometimes quietly, sometimes violently. And with that fading, we often spiral into despair. That’s the thing about hope — it’s fragile. But what if I told you that losing hope is not the end? In fact, it can be the beginning of something unexpected.

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Ayush Banerjee
Ayush Banerjee

Written by Ayush Banerjee

A noisy serial learner, mindfulness enthusiast, creative addict, techy and political.

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