Invisible Children part two

Invisible Children is still in my head.  It has huge and lasting impacts that can remain for a long time.  Through pain and suffering, hurt and fear, people know it will last.
And yet there is hope.
People hope when there is no hope left.  What is hope, but sheer human will, telling us to go on?  Hope.  Such a simple word, and yet its meaning is great.
The dictionary definition of hope is this:
"–noun
1.
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
2.
a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning.
3.
grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery.
4.
a person or thing in which expectations are centered: The medicine was her last hope.
5.
something that is hoped for: Her forgiveness is my constant hope.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
7.
to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory.
–verb (used without object)
8.
to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring.
9.
Archaic. to place trust; rely (usually fol. by in).
—Idiom
10.
hope against hope, to continue to hope, although the outlook does not warrant it: We are hoping against hope for a change in her condition."
10 definitions from Dictionary.com, yet none of these alone encompass the one powerful, overwhelming word.  Perhaps the best definition of hope is, "light in darkness".
For though the Invisible Children of Uganda had so much pain and fear in their lives, and yet they continue to laugh and play.
Maybe, the best message in all the world is:

Hope.