Because in life it rarely ever is hopeless. Lots of terrible things happen in life: a family member dies, you lose a job, you get ill. You know what? those things happen, and life usually just goes on. As I see it, its all part of the course. Now what's key is how you handle what comes along to you in life. We can't decide what we go through in life, yet how we react to things can determine the paths that our lives will take. That's where we ultimately have free will. Nothing in life is ever completely hopeless in my view, you can always achieve redemption if you so choose. That though is up to you. If you decide from the beginning that a situation is hopeless, chances are that the situation will not come out like you want it to.
