Many always wonder those questions, but who really has an answer. The dictionary defines hope as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen” but not everyone thinks like that. Depending what they are using hope for it can change the meaning for them. Whether they are hoping for something or they are hoping someone or something to save them. Many often times link hope and faith together and sometimes they use hope to continue living hoping for a better future. Hope in many cases can also be used as a weapon to either hurt or save someone. A Doctor, with no actual board certification or formal training in oncology was accused of selling false hope to families. This oncologist promised the parents of a six years old boy fighting a inoperable brain tumor for ten months and is on his deathbed, that he can cure their boy but they just have to pay a heap of money. The parents asked their boy what he wanted and he told his parents he wanted to live. The parents called the oncologist and agreed, the treatment cost over $100,000 and a $25,000 in advanced but the child did not survive. (Szabo, 2013) That is a horrible thing to do the cancer patient and the family of that boy. When hope is used like that, it's better not having any hope is better than having false hope and being lied to. It is a false advertisement but this time with a human being’s life and that is precious. But not all doctors
Many always wonder those questions, but who really has an answer. The dictionary defines hope as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen” but not everyone thinks like that. Depending what they are using hope for it can change the meaning for them. Whether they are hoping for something or they are hoping someone or something to save them. Many often times link hope and faith together and sometimes they use hope to continue living hoping for a better future. Hope in many cases can also be used as a weapon to either hurt or save someone. A Doctor, with no actual board certification or formal training in oncology was accused of selling false hope to families. This oncologist promised the parents of a six years old boy fighting a inoperable brain tumor for ten months and is on his deathbed, that he can cure their boy but they just have to pay a heap of money. The parents asked their boy what he wanted and he told his parents he wanted to live. The parents called the oncologist and agreed, the treatment cost over $100,000 and a $25,000 in advanced but the child did not survive. (Szabo, 2013) That is a horrible thing to do the cancer patient and the family of that boy. When hope is used like that, it's better not having any hope is better than having false hope and being lied to. It is a false advertisement but this time with a human being’s life and that is precious. But not all doctors