Most of us have realisitic hope. Sometime soon we will get that gold & antimony out of the Nolan & do more exploratory drilling to get "our proven reserve" category & expand the mother lode.

The opposite of hope is dispair & drains one's energy battery, leads to depression, panic attacks & all sorts of unpleasant consequences - sometimes even suicide!

We all have a choice here & have only ourselves to account for our actions. Good luck in whatever your decision might be. Personally, I enjoy being positive despite whatever befalls us . It's our reaction that's important as we all hit a few bumps in life.