How to have hope that life can get better

[emilyagopian]

And the award for the most empathetic person on the internet goes to

[MminaMaclang]

The slight quivering in John's voice when he tries to make it through a sentence makes me cry

[BFedie]

"The song of hope is still singing. I know you can't hear it, but someday soon you will."
- John Green

[Malphas-]

What gives me hope is seeing this type of kindness

[aotulapongen]

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words.
And never stops at all,


And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.


I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

- Emily Dickinson


The poem is so beautiful and it plays such a tune in my heart that I had to write the whole poem here.

[heatheronthehill]

I know you weren’t at your happiest as a hospital chaplain, but this moment demonstrates that you are really skilled at that work and must have brought comfort to many in that role

[happytortoisee]

As someone who searched "how to have hope" and this came up. I'm crying so hard rn, thank you for this video.

[dereclsteel]

You may have quoted a poet, but your statement in saying “I’m really sorry that you are in so much pain, and your pain is real.” Is the most powerful thing I have heard today.

[jbaum]

The start of this poem always reminded me of "we can't always see the stars. But just because the skies are cloudy doesn't mean they're gone"
Thanks for finding such beautiful words.

[emilys]

"The light-soaked days are coming." If I was ever going to get any quote tattooed, it would be that one. Thank you, John Green.

[jennifergoebel]

I hope that lady’s life got better. I remember seeing this for the first time and hoping that her situation gets better.

[ravenna]

When you're reaching out for help, this is the person you want to hear reaching back to you.

[MindSurf]

For someone who has grown up not crying enough, it's an odd sensation to spontaneously cry at a YouTube short. Damn this man can articulate things beautifully.

[benjamingroblinger]

This hit me like a truck. When I heard the last few seconds of this I just started crying on the spot. Thank you. I will keep this short in my stash of comforting content and I will make sure to think about it every once in a while

[bbess]

I've been in a hopeless pit of depair the last 7 months fighting for a roof over my head and food in my pantry. Thank you so so much for this. Thank you. These are the words I've needed to hear.

[squidleyskidley]

Thank you. I’m really struggling with severe depression and hopelessness. This is a beautiful sentiment. I wrote it down and hung it up in my kitchen to remind myself.

[tinawexler]

So I am a palliative care doctor in a busy city hospital
I only recently became acquainted with your voice online and in books

And you have helped a great deal; making me comfortable expressing empathy and exploring my own thoughts about what disease means and how to go about addressing it with people once medicine has ceased to be about curing and moved on to being about comforting

So thank you for everything you put out there because you are helping so many people

[taylare]

I wrote you an email back in middle school. Me and my older sister did, and we both got responses. I can’t even begin to explain the elation I felt in that moment. You have impacted me through your words for years. Your empathy is so beautiful to see ! We love you.
Going through a traumatic time in my life, and I can’t even rely on books. So seeing one of my favorite authors be so kind I’d just so amazing. This made me cry

[MandaRenegade]

My momma died in June... today is her birthday. I needed this poem. Thank you John.

I love your brother for keeping my science eye open, and you for keeping me grounded. ❤

[jacobmerrill]

I love that youtube gives me this short periodically. It really helped me in my own moment of need and I think about it a lot when things start going bad. Thank you John