Faith in Humanity

So, I tend to be pretty negative and cynical. Some would call it realism, regardless of what title you give it, it is not very cheerful. However, about 4 years ago I started to really focus on being more positive about all circumstances. The phrase I used was and is "but on the positive side...". Now at first I really struggled to remember to say it but I persevered and discovered that it has stopped being a phrase I have to remember but has simply become part of my regular speech pattern.

Despite it being a part of my regular speech pattern I still often think of the negative first and the positive second so I guess we know what my next step is in becoming more positive. However, even though I think of the negative first I am often so impressed by the every day goodness of people.

As I watch people come together to support families with illness or death, or see support that comes so freely for people in need I am so impressed with the sight of basic goodness in people. I know many who subscribe to the beliefs of William Goulding in the Lord of the Flies, that we will all descend into anarchy without guidance, yet often I think that while we are all depraved there is hope for us as long as the love of God is around in the world. Goulding did not really take that into aspect of the world into his book.

So, on the positive side, God is still at work in the world and he shows it in many ways. Lets all allow ourselves to be impressed by the goodness of humanity, and have renewed faith in humanity this week to try and erase some of the negativity that's kicking around.