Hope
You're put on a roller coaster. Strapped in place by a seat belt that is so tight, you can't wriggle out of it, though not for lack of trying. I don't like roller coasters , you think. I didn't ask to go on this ride. Confused, you look around for the ride operator. Where are they? Nobody is around. You are alone. A commanding voice booms out of nowhere that the ride is about to start. Are you ready? No , you think. I'm not . Ready or not, it announces, here we go. The ride begins. Slowly at first, for maybe a few seconds, and you wonder what you've gotten yourself into. Even though, as far as you know, you didn't do anything to get into this in the first place. Then, in a moment that barely lasts long enough for you to take a breath and brace yourself, it speeds up. The first time you go around the track, you don't know what to expect. The unknown terrain ahead that you are being forced to speed through is terrifying. The loops, the climbs, the sudden ...