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Ladies and Gentlemen, The ExO of CSA:

"My friends, I want to talk a few minutes with you about Hope. 

Hope is a great power. It picks you up when you're feeling low and casts aside the problems of today, looking forward to the prosperity of tomorrow. Strength derived from even the smallest sliver carries us to great new beginnings. The child, sitting creditless along that dust filled street corner can look forward to Hope as a means of filling his belly or providing him shelter for, within Hope, he may find himself set upon by many a kind soul. 

Hope is without end. The striving toward Hope accomplishes many a great feat, laying the foundations today within you for the tomorrow you plan to have. It guides and directs you, providing you with desires and goals and gives you purpose and eventually deposits you unto elation and glory, for with Hope, joy and accomplishment also abound.

For those of you suffering from doubt or a loss of purpose, let me tell you a story...

Not too long ago there was group of friends and compatriots that were in your shoes. They had purpose and drive and freely roamed the galaxy, seeking prosperity for themselves and all those they befriended. They were a community strong of character and full of life and nearly all were of equal stature. They weren't perfect, but the good far outweighed the bad.

As is often the case in this galaxy of ours, though, they paid a heavy price for their generous ways.

See, as it happened, forces beyond their control conspired to bring about their downfall and to make them submit to the tyranny of less generous men. A moment in time, singular and without fanfare, broke their community and scattered them like game birds before the hunter.

The end result crushed them. Gone were the days of friendship. Gone was the life they had lived for so long.

Now, I can go on and on about the atrocities placed at their feet by those conspirators or how they wrote history to suit them afterwards, but, alas, this message is not one about dwelling on the past.

No, this message is about Hope, for Hope itself derives from loss. No beast or man, nor any that roam the galaxy have such a greater purpose than those that have suffered loss. In loss, one may find himself at a crossroads. Shall he give in and give up, or shall he start anew? 

Many may choose the former but, for you, my friend, I see in you the latter choice.

With that choice, Hope takes hold and you can begin again to rebuild yourself. You may even find opportunity where before you did not have the chance. Let Hope be your guiding light, as Hope will bring you out of darkest despair and give you strength.

We may not often choose the circumstances we are forced within, but with Hope, all can be endured and for those that are feeling hopeless, know that, even as the community I spoke of was crushed, with Hope, that community was restored and so can yours.

Trust in your Hope for a better tomorrow. Trust in New Beginnings and if you ever have doubt, send us a comm to discuss. "

Transmission ends.

To discuss what Hope we can provide, send a message to Gilbert Reed