Word: hopelessness
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What does it mean when people are so desperate, so hopeless, so shocked by random violence that they can't even express their emotions? Or when children are so used to misery that they react to it with the callousness of adults who have witnessed years of tragedy...
...Benedictine order is 'Keep death daily before your eyes,' which is a very good motto for politicians." We're sorry, Bob, say Kerrey's men, but you're dead. The bank is closed. We're broke, or will be shortly. You can limp along, but without funds it's hopeless. You're headed back to the Senate -- unless you can cut a deal...
Still, while art should be experimental and exploratory, it should never be intrusive. It shouldn't knock you over the head. The sound waves emanating from these hopeless bells pierce the air. They do not discriminate in choosing the audience for their terrible aria...
...campaign for the middle class seems to have left out the most needy. Aside from suggestions such as those from Republican Patrick J. Buchanan to sweep streets clean of the homeless and lock them up in jails across the country, little mention is made of the very poor and hopeless...
...loss, Brown went into exile, studying Buddhism in Japan and working with Mother Teresa in India. The experiences, says Brown, "gave me distance on the whole business of power and ambition. With Mother Teresa there was so much openness and joy in the midst of what appeared to be hopeless situations. I believe what is missing from politics is that sense of joy, service and integrity...