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  • This is a story about hope.

  • We want to tell you the end of the story first because

  • even if your story is dark and scary, and every page feels filled with conflict and loss, or with sudden change,

  • you can always find hope.

  • You just need to look for it and hold on to it.

  • It might be buried deep.

  • Like gems in the ground, but it's always there.

  • Hope is a powerful feeling, it is confidence that things can improve in the future, and it gives us strength to fight through difficulties today.

  • When the world becomes overwhelming, it can be hard to think that anything positive can ever happen.

  • You might want to give up hope and close the book, end the story there.

  • But be patient, there are good people, good things, and good times ahead.

  • It's normal to feel scared, worried, or uncertain about the future.

  • Think back to how you've dealt with problems in the past.

  • You were strong then, and you got through them.

  • And you can get through them again.

  • Search for the good in others or in things around you.

  • Find something beautiful.

  • A flower, or the sky, even in difficult times, you can find something beautiful that gives you pleasure.

  • Spend time doing whatever makes you feel stronger.

  • That might be seeing your loved ones, reading, drawing, praying.

  • Tell yourself, you're allowed to feel happy.

  • You matter, and you're allowed to look forward to the future.

  • The bad times are only temporary until good things return.

  • And when you find those bright, sparkling gems of hope, sometimes hidden deep, deep away, hold them tight and treasure them.

  • You can also pass them on and share the hope, an act of kindness.

  • Sharing and generosity, seeing happiness in others is contagious.

  • Talk about your hopes and your dreams, ask others where they find their gems.

  • How you feel now doesn't define who you are.

  • What will you do in the future?

  • When your world feels quieter, calmer, how will you rewrite your book?

This is a story about hope.

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How to find hope - BBC Dars, BBC World Service

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    VoiceTube posted on 2025/02/25
Video vocabulary

Keywords

overwhelming

US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/

UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/

  • adjective
  • So great as to be impossible to resist or overcome.
  • Impossible to resist
  • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
  • So strong as to be difficult to resist or overcome.
  • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react.
  • Covering completely
  • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
  • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react.
  • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
  • Difficult to deal with; very large or greater than usual
  • other
  • To cover someone or something completely; to submerge.
  • Present participle of overwhelm; completely defeating someone or something.
  • To defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
  • To have a strong emotional effect on somebody
  • Present participle of overwhelm; affecting someone very strongly.
  • To cover or submerge completely.
  • To cover somebody/something completely
  • verb
  • To defeat something or someone completely
  • Present participle of overwhelm: to affect (someone) very strongly.
  • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
  • Present continuous of overwhelm; strongly affecting
  • To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)
  • To affect someone very strongly.
contagious

US /kənˈtedʒəs/

UK /kənˈteɪdʒəs/

  • adjective
  • Able to be passed on by touch
  • (of a disease) able to be transmitted by infection.
  • (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude) likely to spread to and affect others.
matter

US /ˈmætɚ/

UK /'mætə(r)/

  • verb
  • To be of great importance; to count
  • noun
  • Material all things are made of that fills space
  • Problem or reason for concern
improve

US /ɪmˈpruv/

UK /ɪm'pru:v/

  • verb
  • To make, or become, something better
  • other
  • To become better than before; to advance in excellence.
  • To become better
  • other
  • To make something better; to enhance in value or quality.
  • To make something better; to raise to a more desirable quality or condition.
positive

US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

  • adjective
  • Completely certain or sure that something is correct or true
  • Showing agreement or support for something
  • Favorable or advantageous.
  • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
  • Indicating the presence of a disease or condition.
  • Carrying a positive electric charge
  • Having the charge produced by electrons
  • Having a good effect; helpful or useful
  • Being good or useful
  • Expressing a quality without comparison
  • Greater than zero
  • Showing the presence of a particular substance, disease, or condition
  • Feeling sure that something good will happen; optimistic
  • Showing a photographic image in natural colors or shades.
  • Showing that a chemical is present in a test
  • noun
  • A photograph in which the tones correspond to those of the original subject.
  • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
conflict

US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/

UK /'kɒnflɪkt/

  • verb
  • (of two things) be incompatible or at variance; clash.
  • To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
  • noun
  • A serious disagreement or argument.
  • Argument or struggle between two or more parties
  • Mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands
  • A serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests.
  • A prolonged armed struggle; war
  • other
  • To be incompatible or at variance; clash.
strength

US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

UK /streŋθ/

  • noun
  • Condition of being strong
  • Power or effectiveness gained by a large group of people or things.
  • The number of people in an organization or group.
  • The number of people in a group or organization.
  • A good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing.
  • other
  • The degree or intensity of something.
  • The degree to which something is effective or likely to succeed legally.
  • The ability of a material to withstand force or pressure.
  • The ability to withstand pressure or force; power to resist.
  • The quality of being morally strong.
  • The quality or state of being physically strong.
  • A good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing.
  • The ability of a material to withstand force or pressure.
confidence

US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/

UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/

  • noun
  • A feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.
  • The feeling of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future.
  • A secret that is told to someone.
  • Feeling that you can do well at something
  • A secret that is told to someone.
  • Feeling you can trust someone
  • other
  • The feeling of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future.
  • The feeling of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future.
  • The quality of being certain of something.
  • A feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.
  • The state of trusting someone or something.
draw

US /drɔ/

UK /drɔ:/

  • noun
  • Something that attracts people to visit a place
  • A lottery or prize
  • Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
  • verb
  • To attract attention to someone or something
  • To get closer to or approach something or someone
  • To influence a person's involvement in something
  • To move an object by pulling
  • To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
  • To take one thing out of a container, etc.
  • (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score
deal

US /dil/

UK /di:l/

  • noun
  • An agreement entered into, especially in business, to do something for someone else.
  • A large amount or quantity.
  • A business transaction.
  • The act of distributing playing cards.
  • other
  • To distribute playing cards to players.
  • To behave in a certain way towards someone.
  • verb
  • To cope with something - usually troubles
  • To give (something bad e.g. news) to
  • To buy and sell illegal drugs
  • To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
  • To do business with someone or to sell products
  • other
  • To take action to solve a problem.