About the place

– Without hope, the heart can break.
– Where hope dies, emptiness appears.
– Even in the deepest despair, struggle is hope.
– Hope dies last.
– Hopes are hoops that keep the heart from bursting.
– With one small seed of imagination, you can grow an entire field of hope.
– Strong hope can pierce stone.

Passer-by:

– Today I feel hopelessly down. And you sit on a stone, looking somewhere far beyond our heads, offering hope that tomorrow will be better, that not everything is lost, even though I feel as if I am standing on the edge of an abyss.

Sculpture:

– Come closer, sit beside me. Lift your heavy head and for a few minutes think of nothing; only look in the same direction as I do.

Passer-by:

– The stone is hard and cold, but all right, I will sit for a while.
I see a very beautiful woman approaching. Her eyes are deep as spring water, her step calm and confident. I want to speak to her. May I?

Sculpture:

– I can see that you have changed. You already have hope that life is more than staring into an abyss. Of course you may – go ahead. In this park, I have watched countless dates after which, a year later, two happy people would return pushing a pram. So do not hesitate. She really is wonderful.