The dictionary defines it as follows....
Lost
adjective
1.
no longer possessed or retained
2.
no longer to be found
3.
having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as toplace, direction, etc.
4.
not used to good purpose, as opportunities, time, or labour.
5.
being something that someone has failed to win.
Now, the ones I am most interested in, are numbers two and three.
Number two implies that there is a heavy possibility of being found. That instead of being gone indefinitely, it in fact is something that can be recovered easily. When I lose my keys, I don't instantly decide that its hopeless and run and get keys cut.
As the great band Scouting for Girls once said, 'I know I'm lost but I'm waiting to be found'.
There's always a way to recover anything.
Number three on the other hand, implies a misdirection. A path you've followed which took you the wrong way for a small amount of time.
The three hour detour my Father thought would be a detour, when In fact it just got us very lost.
We got where we wanted to go. It just took a while. We had to go off course to find the right course.
We got lost, and then we got there. We found our way.
Therefore, it would be logical to infer that we can find what is lost once more.
Don't give up hope. I'm always going to be here if ever you want me, and they'll be the same.
