50. Faith

Faith is probably a very touchy subject for a lot of people. For the most part when people think of faith they think of religion and a God or gods. But this is not always the case. There are many different types of faiths and many things to have faith in. For instance,I have faith in my family, because I know that I can trust them. I actually think that faith and trust are very similar. The definition of faith according to dictionary is "confidence or trust in a person or thing" and the defintion of trust is "reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence". It seems to me that these two words are very similar. They pretty much go hand in hand. Without trust you cannot have faith. Not very easily at least. I would say I have a lot of faith in my friends and family. This is because I can trust them with pretty much anything and everything. I know that if someone breaks my trust, it takes a while to regain it, but I have faith that they can do so. Faith for a lot of people can mean religion. But that is just one aspect of faith. I admire people with a lot of faith, but then again, what if what you hold your faith in turns out not to be true? I can be pretty skeptical about a lot of things, so I have definately given a lot of thought into what I put my faith in. I definately wouldn't say I give out my faith very often, it takes quite a while to earn my trust/faith. I know a lot of people who are different though, and will believe anything that anyone says. I think that is a dangerous policy which is why I don't do that. So overall faith can be a tricky subject that can make better or sometimes ruin peoples lives, it's a hit or miss kind of thing.