I've always been an idealist. Or at least I think so.

I like to believe that people are fundamentally good, that things will work out fine, and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, even if the tunnel turns out to be pretty long.

However, sometimes I wonder if it's time to pull my head down from the land of fluffy clouds and be a realist. Because I've been proven wrong by on so many occasions. People are not that nice after all, and no, things don't always work out fine. In fact, sometimes they suck pretty bad. Just look at the news headlines to see what I mean. Crime, death, complaints...what on earth is the world coming to?

So yes, my worldview has been rocked. But there is a higher way, thank God. To take our eyes of this world and look to him.

One of my favourite verses of all time is Romans 8:28: