Happy Independence Day! I am not the person to celebrate Independence Day. I'm happy going to a friend’s house for barbecue or sitting at home doing nothing. (Although I can watch the fireworks from my apartment) If I could offer anything today it would be Hope. I have hope things will change.

Where Hope Still Lives

“Yes, I was born into a world you might not understand but a world as it turns out where hope still lives…” - Ultraviolet*

In the future there will be an epidemic in which the humans infected will develop vampire characteristics. These infected humans, “Hemophages” develop superhuman abilities but they die within hours of infection. The Government starts rounding up the hemophages for extermination. Doctors develop ways to prolong the life of hemophages, including blood transfusions and drugs. The hemophages start to resist the government and protect themselves. One particular hemophage, Violet Song Jat Shariff, is sent to destroy a weapon developed to destroy all hemophages. She discovers the weapon is a boy, Six, and believes he is a cure. Having the hope she needs she protects the child and tries to save her dying world.

There is always hope. A daily dose of hope is needed for a good day. We can take a lesson from “Ultraviolet”. She believed in the hope she held in her heart and fought for that hope. There are people that do not listen to hope. Sometimes we have to make them listen. Sometimes we need to leave situations because our hope is being drained. Hold on to the hope. Keep the hope close. President Obama said, “While we breathe, we will hope.” Truer words cannot be spoken. We hope for a new day, we hope for peace, we hope for love – it is our nature to hope.

Ultraviolet
First Appearance: Ultraviolet, film Screen Gems, released March 3, 2006

Creators: Kurt Wimmer (writer/director)

Actress: Milo Jovovich

* Ultraviolet, film Screen Gems, released March 3, 2006