I'm rapidly losing faith in the human race...

I believe in the basic goodness of Man, buff, but I have learned to take the human race on a one to one basis. It's easy to look around our world and see everything that is wrong with it and feel powerless to do something about it. I had such grand ideas and high hopes when I was in college about changing the world. Several years of living the rat race cured me quick! So I determined to simplify my life and my expectations. It was the only way I could hold on to my faith in humanity and myself. So now I concentrate on individuals and try to *pay it forward*. And it works. There will always be evil as well as good in the world, but my growing experience now is more with good. This world of the net, for example has brought me in touch with truly good, kind, decent and loving people from all over, and I have reconnected because of them with my faith in human nature. But on an individual basis - a one on one, day by day basis. We don't have to share philosophies, cultures, even language. What we share is a common interest in each other, and what better beginning than that for faith?

Hello Handsome:)) honestly yes we are all moving about with blinders on. It is the only way I can survive. I know this is true of most of the people around me. Sometimes we are forced to look at the harsh reality that is life among the populations of the world. But we can not look long as the pain is to crushing for anyone soul. Have I lost faith in humanity? You bet your sweet a&&. I did that when I was 8 years old. But I get glimpses into goodness, and heaven every once in awhile, and that is what gets me through some time. Someone will do something so kind for me, that in and of itself makes me want to weep. Or I see a kindness to a person who desperately needs it, and my faith is renewed even if it is a very short moment. I hold on to those small moments and keep my blinders on for the most part until I am once again forced to see the beasts face. I know that is of no help but I am trying to be honest with you here. There are no big fixes or answers, just small steps and small moments of clarity. KISS

Humans are a strange an unusual species. Everything is corrupt and depressing these days, but it does not have to be.

Yes things are really bad and the sad thing is, more and more people out there are becoming more evil, and YES I think evil.. not just self centred. I wonder whats going to happen in 2012.. only 4 years away. But something is predicted to happen.. something that will shake everyone up. This has to end somehow and at some point.

If you were a history buff, you could see that over the long term the world is evolving and raising it's Consciousness. I'm 74 and can remember when life wasn't as much fun as it is today. Yes there is corruption and greed, but there has always been, The difference today, its more out in the open. The internet is rapidly bringing the world together and this will further even out the consciousness. Womens rights, Human rights, and Equality for all, are growing in every country world wide. Religious Freedom is Growing as the world becomes better educated. The church is losing its authority, as the poor nations get hooked up to the internet. Yes I do have faith in Humankind!

I don't have blinders on but when I quit working with the public I regained my faith in people. The everyday people--your neighbors, people at your church, the person behind the counter at McDonald's or your server at a restaurant, your mail person--are very nice. Just like you! They know what it is to work for a living and they know how hard people have to work just to scrape out a subsistance living. Do you deal with the public that has money? Or think they do? Because that's where I've always found the most callous and pretentious people who thought I was an underling. No manners, no concern for anyone outside their little sphere, looking down on "the help", etc. You have to feel sorry for them, really, because they all get their comeuppance in this life and especially in this economy as it is now, they're hanging on by their fingernails because "things" are so important to them and they're up to their eyes in debt. Treating you like crap makes them feel better. Go to the park or something on your day off, start a conversation with someone, go to someplace frequented by people who don't have money or pretend to. You'll find wonderful people. And if you really got to know those people that are making you lose your faith in humanity, they're probably pretty nice--just scared and sick because they think so little of themselves that they have to treat others like crap to make themselves feel important. 90% of people are great. It's the 10% that are real &%*$heads that we remember. Pick out one nice thing about people like that and compliment them on it. They'll be so grateful that they'll start treating you almost like a human! They'll feel better, treat others better, get treated better themselves and actually start acting like normal humans. I'm glad I'm out of the public service. It's stressful. Good luck, you're a brave person.

Hi film, Yes, I see all the ugliness in the world, but we have to remember that we all are sinners and all have rebelled against God. There is only One Whom you can truly rely upon and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. People will let you down..not always intentionally, but they do. We are so imperfect. God is totally perfect and He does care and He is with us always. I choose to put my faith in Jesus Christ. I know that He is in control of all things, even when they seem so crazy and chaotic. God gives us strength to endure hardships and He promises those who love Him Eternal Life. This life is not all there is. This life is very temporary and so is evil. One great and awesome Day, Jesus Christ will return and all evil will be destroyed for all eternity! Amen! Cheer up! God loves you! He is with you always and promises never to leave you nor forsake you! He will never let you down. Trust in HIM. God bless!

Sad as it is, filmbuff, I feel much the same way about humanity. It coud be that the human race is doomed. I know that it is looking more and more like humanity is some kind of failed experiment. People watch terrible events unfolding each day and don't bother to raise an eyebrow. Big corporations are profiting off the backs of the common man and often goes without punishment. The economy is in a mess, and the sky is falling. The only advice I can offer is to believe in yourself. When all is said and done we are the only ones who will not let ourselves down. I try to do something kind whenever I'm given the opportunity in the hope that I just might make a small difference.

I agree that there is far too much bad and ugly,twisted things going on in the world. Still, it is not all bad. There are good people and beauty still. I work in the public as well and I have met some very wonderful people who are sincere, kind and honest. I have my children and grandchildren. I have a few very good friends whom I can get out and enjoy time with. All the bad stuff makes me notice and appreciate all that is good around me.

Most of the time what we see, hear about what's happening around us is really depressing. But that doesn't mean you loose hope and give up. That just mean you have to be more positive. Be a fighter. Live with the challenge. Believe in the Supreme Being. This things will really happen since its already written that we will be facing a GReat Tribulation, but then, somehow, we have to have Faith in something or Someone, otherwise we get defeated and that's what the Dark Force wants us to feel.

while i have to agree with you on the fine examples of the human creature that youve offered, albeit numerous examples, they are not the epitome of mankind as a whole, they just get the most attention. what appears on the news, is what gets the ratings. it is a television show afterall, and they search for the most shocking and disgusting dregs of society that will make people gasp and turn up the volume over the dinner table. same with newspapers. you dont read happy human interest stories on the front page of the decent people doing decent things to help their fellow man. theyre stuffed way in the back, in a blip of two or three short paragraphs, which most dont even get to notice. sensationalism at its best to get the sales, get the ratings, most bordering the line of the tabloids in their "news" reporting. and we are bombarded with it everyday. thus the reason i dont read the papers and avoid the evening news like the plague. your job, dealing with the public, is always a depressing way to spend your time, expecially if you work in customer service. people dont call customer service unless they have a problem, thus, they arent going to be in a good mood when theyre dialing that phone, or walking into a store. theyre already annoyed over the problem, and are passing their annoyances and frustrations over to those chosen to deal with them. its easier to see the "bad" in te world, because its what makes the most noise.. and sadly, alot of the general populice feeds on its madness in an attempt to make themselves feel better about their own lives. it helps them to achieve a superiority complex to look at anothers misery and be able to say "at least my life isnt THAT bad" which is why shows such as jerry springer, and the reality programs that are all the rage now are/were so very popular. how do *I* deal with the barage of sadness that seems to permeate the world? i take the time to look for the decent underneath the surface of pond scum that others are so quick and hungry to devour into their existances. *IM* not like those others, the company i keep arent.. it would seem that you are not either.. and if WE exist, surely, others do as well. and maybe someday, we wont be the minority.