I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best meaning. Preparing for the worst helps you make sure that you are prepared no matter what happens or how bad things get, while hoping for the best keeps your spirits up and your frame of reference positive. If you always expect the worst then life will start to wear you down, and you will end up depressed and broken eventually. What you think and expect is what will usually happen so expecting the worst but hoping for the best will prepare you for either outcome. As long as you have hope there is always a bright spot in the future to look forward to, and as long as you are prepared for the worst nothing can catch you by surprise no matter what may come. Always be prepared but never give up hope.