Is 'Hope' good or evil?

[Nom De Plume]

Pandora's Box: The Evils of the World

Pandora, guided by Hermes, was sent to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus. Foolishly forgetting his brother’s advice never to accept a gift from the gods, the beautiful Pandora was made welcome in Epimetheus’ home and the two married, having a daughter, Pyrrha. One day, and fulfilling her destiny, curiosity got the better of Pandora and she lifted the lid of the storage jar which released all the evils of the world. These terrible things included disease, war, vice, toil, and the necessity to work for sustenance.

Pandora, realising her mistake, quickly replaced the lid but it was too late and only one thing remained inside, caught in the edge of the jar’s lip... Hope.

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[Nom De Plume]

Given that 'hope' was also in the jar, then, it must also be evil.

[Black Orchid]

Hope can prolong the effects of the other evils if we don't act to change things within ourselves but maybe it just meant something simple like no matter how much evil there is in the world we can always hold on to hope and make changes.

Hope can be evil without action but it can also neutralise evil.