According to Osho, feeling hopeless about achieving enlightenment stems from a wrong idea: enlightenment isn't an achievement but your already-present nature. With playful, egoless simplicity, it reveals itself; no proclamation is needed - others feel it in your joy and presence. Drop striving and even 'humbleness' as ego; relax into the present - recognition replaces despair.
You don’t have to get enlightenment like a prize; it’s already in you and shows up when you relax, drop ego, and enjoy the present.