Entry 7

How does Faith relate to the world in which we live?

Faith is obliviously included in our daily lives, especially among our families, friends, teachers and acquaintances. In most religious realm, however, people consider faith as hopes in their lives to depend on or to be comforted. Because it is an undeniable fact that human beings are vulnerable, it is easy to encounter people using religion to feel less difficult in life, seeking hope and being able to gain strength to continue moving on. Non-believers claim that Christians are weak because they depend on a nonexistent figure. It may be an enigmatic matter for those who don’t know the power of God, but it is a magnificent factor that anyone could claim to save themselves from various struggles and hardships. My faith as a Christian is definitely fragile, but just by knowing that someone is out there watching over me, it gives me a little comfort to blame on him or ask for help. In the case of the Sawis, faith was applied in a completely different way that most people perceive. They had faith in a belief that betrayal and treachery were significant in their lives, and this molded their society to be a violent culture of betraying their own friends, which made it even more uneasy for other people to approach them. It is important that the faith needs to be well formed because it becomes a permanent characteristic of a person.