Casablanca Pt. 2: Why You Have to Sacrifice to Build Hope

In part 1 of Casablanca we worked out how to identify a Casablanca, aka a closed loop insulated environment where hope goes to die.  In part 2 we look to the examples of magnanimous leaders to see how they engineer an escape from Casablanca and in doing so break the closed loop for the good of those around them. When we find ourselves in a Casablanca-esque downward spiral of hope in our lives, it can seem impossible to reverse, yet through the examples of Victor, Ilsa, and even Rick, we can come to understand that sacrifice is the key to breaking free and resurrecting hope.  Sacrifice, if done magnanimously, like Victor offering up his own life for Ilsa's, creates a selfless chain reaction of hope, igniting the hope in each individual and compounding in scale to bring even the most evil system to its knees.