Desperate hope indeed! Desperate on the part of Aragorn, perhaps. None on the part of Frodo!

Oh my goodness. You've just about killed me with this (I do mean this in a positive way, I assure you!!)

Now I want to know more about Aragorn -- what makes him cling to this desperate hope. Frodo doesn't believe, and his people are gone. He cannot ever believe again because it's too late. But what makes Aragorn hang on to that last shred? What keeps him going in the face of such utter devastation?

Gah......!