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Anima Series 6
Whites Beach, Broken Head NSW Australia 2025
TRUST IN HOPE – HOPE IN TRUST
It seems chaos is contagious – that when the scale of strife in the world reaches a critical point there’s a flow-on effect permeating all walks of life.
Including our willingness to trust.
For ‘some’, there appears a very widespread mistrust and cynicism in all things institutional – governments, academia, the law, the entire economic system in which we live.
There’s talk of collapse, extinction!
Right at that point when having faith in ourselves and each other would seem crucial to our future, there’s instead a dearth of confidence and a growing virus of despair.
Yet I fail to see any value or benefit in despair.
A lack of trust or confidence, a profound pessimism are self-defeating qualities that diminish our ability to co-operate and organise – whatever our circumstances, regardless of the obstacles we face.
They are a state of mind or attitude that limits our ability to deal with current events or work towards future solutions and, in the long term, can impact our mental health.
Negativity is negative all ‘round.
Maintaining our ability to trust in chaotic surroundings is especially hard and especially important, because trust can give us something we can’t do alone.
It offers the courage, a hope of investing in someone and receiving the same in return.
I think the value of hope only becomes truly obvious when it’s lost.
Iconic
Anima Series 6
Whites Beach, Broken Head NSW Australia 2025
TRUST IN HOPE – HOPE IN TRUST
It seems chaos is contagious – that when the scale of strife in the world reaches a critical point there’s a flow-on effect permeating all walks of life.
Including our willingness to trust.
For ‘some’, there appears a very widespread mistrust and cynicism in all things institutional – governments, academia, the law, the entire economic system in which we live.
There’s talk of collapse, extinction!
Right at that point when having faith in ourselves and each other would seem crucial to our future, there’s instead a dearth of confidence and a growing virus of despair.
Yet I fail to see any value or benefit in despair.
A lack of trust or confidence, a profound pessimism are self-defeating qualities that diminish our ability to co-operate and organise – whatever our circumstances, regardless of the obstacles we face.
They are a state of mind or attitude that limits our ability to deal with current events or work towards future solutions and, in the long term, can impact our mental health.
Negativity is negative all ‘round.
Maintaining our ability to trust in chaotic surroundings is especially hard and especially important, because trust can give us something we can’t do alone.
It offers the courage, a hope of investing in someone and receiving the same in return.
I think the value of hope only becomes truly obvious when it’s lost.