Hope
Fundamental optimism based on the assured victory of good.
Zoroastrianism is fundamentally optimistic. Good will triumph; evil will be destroyed. This hope sustains the community through difficulties and motivates ethical action in the present.
We work in hope, for victory is assured.
This hope distinguishes Zoroastrianism from pessimistic worldviews.
Teaching
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- What Zoroastrianism says about time
Because the ending is settled, hope is treated as a reasonable position rather than an emotional one. It is what makes present effort worth making.