This story may stress religious faith as the main theme, but for me, it is faith in the human species and human compassion for one another. The ability to empathize for one another and the act of being kind for one another has been a very topical subject recently. More often than ever, it seems, I see friends, family, celebrities, politicians, express thoughts of “giving up” on humanity after hearing of a new catastrophe that happened through terrorist acts, or some other atrocity. I read of Donald Trump and his supporters crying out against everyone who is different and blaming immigrants for all their problems. But through all of this negativity, with this theme of faith in humanity, I know that the good always outnumber the bad. And although we are victim to our own superstition and fears, we all share the same faith in ourselves, in our families, in simply looking for a better life. That is what brings us together, and what I know will bring us together when we feel
This story may stress religious faith as the main theme, but for me, it is faith in the human species and human compassion for one another. The ability to empathize for one another and the act of being kind for one another has been a very topical subject recently. More often than ever, it seems, I see friends, family, celebrities, politicians, express thoughts of “giving up” on humanity after hearing of a new catastrophe that happened through terrorist acts, or some other atrocity. I read of Donald Trump and his supporters crying out against everyone who is different and blaming immigrants for all their problems. But through all of this negativity, with this theme of faith in humanity, I know that the good always outnumber the bad. And although we are victim to our own superstition and fears, we all share the same faith in ourselves, in our families, in simply looking for a better life. That is what brings us together, and what I know will bring us together when we feel