Hopelessness, complete loss of faith, despair. Hope and faith are the main ingredients of thedriving force in man. A labourer toils through out the day in the hope of securing 2 square meals for his family. A young ambitious man works hard in the hope of reaching the pinnacle of success; a scientist denies himself many pleasures of life to find new discoveries in the hope of getting world recognition; and a dictator works ruthlessly in the hope of one day ruling the world.
Hope in the future is thus necessary to motivate any body to work.
GORSE embodies the soul quality of HOPE.
In the negative Gorse State, the person has lost faith in the future. Perhaps he has been driven to the stage of hopelessness by circumstances—a long and tortuous medical treatment has failed to relieve his trouble and the doctor has confessed that there is no treatment which can relieve him and he has to live with his troubles for the rest of life. Perhaps, he has tried many specialists under different systems of treatment, and has got no relief or temporary relief, and has now lost hope and stays resigned to fate. He may have convinced himself that his trouble being hereditary and he being at an advanced age, the process of disease-is irreversible.
A man deceived by a friend may lose faith in all other persons and a man denied justice in court of law may lose faith in the very institution of law and justice, and a devout religious person may lose faith in his Guru, and the religion itself after knowing the dark side of the private life of his religious leader.
Be as it is, the end result of loss of hope is disastrous for the individual and for the society at large. He has no motivation to work and progress for the benefit of himself or that of the society. He remains sad and depressed and tends to infect the surrounding atmosphere with loss of cheer.
If he falls ill, his recovery is difficult because without hope, the patient does not get well.
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