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On Faith

  Faith.  It's a very small word. Five letters. But for such a small word it has a big impact on, not just how I see the world around me, but how I live my life.  The word "faith" stems from the Latin fides and the Middle English and Old French feid. [1]  The dictionary definition is given as "complete trust or confidence in someone or something."  Confidence and trust.  I remember many years ago, standing at the entrance of a long hallway. It was lit for some of the way but not right to the end. My friends, for I thought them "friends" at the time, were trying to convince me if I walked down to the end, into the dark, I would find something I would like. Some undisclosed treat, chocolate perhaps. [2]   I was not convinced. I didn't like the idea of exploring the unknown dark. The question I asked at the time was “Why?” I was goaded by the impression my friends were holding something back. They had knowledge I didn’t. They knew what was at the end...