My perception is the world needs hope.  The world needs faith that purpose exists in all things.  I want to live in that "place where deep gladness and the world's hunger meet", where my joy at helping people not give up meets with the world's need for hope (Palmer,  p. 31).  

​Palmer, P. (2007).  The Courage to Teach:  Exploring the Landscape of a Teacher's life.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.