# Shared Hope Outlives Its Author by Bryant McGill > “Places where people gather to honor a shared hope can carry real emotional power. A memorial kept alive by strangers around the clock shows that a vision of peace and beauty survives long after its author is gone. Standing in such a place can restore faith in the resilience of the human spirit.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream (Dec 2015)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream|Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2015-12-12). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream|Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Hope|Hope]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Places where people gather to honor a shared hope can carry real emotional power. A memorial kept alive by strangers around the clock shows that a vision of peace and beauty survives long after its author is gone. Standing in such a place can restore faith in the resilience of the human spirit.” — Bryant McGill, Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream (Dec 2015) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-shared-hope-survives ```