An act of faith

Faith. Something that is inversely proportional to age?
It seems the older you get, the lesser faith you have.
At least, that's what i see around me.
Yes.
We get let down too many times to know that life ain't pretty.
We get mangled by the ugliness of human behaviour to know why we need that fortress of guardedness.
We get jaded by disappointments, sometimes manifested by our closest and most deeply loved ones.
Still, to live life without faith?
I can't imagine that.
Yes, we'll need to live through the searing pain when faith takes a bruising. It gets so painful you wonder if you'll ever see daylight again.
But to not have faith at all?
I can't imagine that.
Suspicions. Mind games. Kill before you get killed. Betray before you get betrayed.
Yes, I'm an idealist.
Imagine how much better our world will be if everyone has more faith in themselves and in people around them.
Have faith. Keep faith.
Trust, I have, in you.
Cheers.