Faith, the fuel of the world in which we live

Faith is defined as the following according to the following sources:


Dictionary.com:
-noun
strong and unshakable belief that is not based on proof
confidence or trust in a person or thing


Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
-noun
(1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion


The Free Dictionary:
-noun
Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.


According to the above sources, faith is some sort of unshakable trust, belief, loyalty, or confidence that is not based on any proof or justification. If we take this definition into account, then it seems that all of the world has some sort of faith. The only thing that differs among the world's faith is where that that belief lies. For example, some people hold faith in their engagement with their lover, others find it in their family, and many, like the faculty and students of TCIS, hold passion in the Christian God. Even the Sawi, head-hunting and bloodthirsty tribal people, have an unshakable belief in their ancestors and treachery. Whether if it is right or wrong, upright or diabolical, faith exists in every society in the world.


Faith is something that can hold people together or set them apart. In TCIS, the religious faith that the students and staff hold towards Christianity combines the school as a warm and reliable community, especially during Chapel or Spiritual Emphasis Week. On the other hand, when cultures are radically different from each other, like TCIS students and the Sawi people are, their different beliefs and faiths very frequently repel these communities. When our English class watched the Peace Child video, many of my friends and I were not able to lift our eyes to watch the gruesome scene of the tribal people slaughtering and fattening their enemy with friendship. 

Their ancestors and mine had been one people, living together, using the same tools and weapons, pursuing the same goals, speaking the same language. Gradually the emotional static diminished, the feeling of fiery strangeness subsided. We were equally human...flesh and blood...men. -Page 101- 

Just like all humans come from the same type of ancestral people and equally stand as bodies of flesh and blood, the common denominator of the world is faith. The role of those strong beliefs and unshakable trust in our lives are all the same: to keep us striving for what we feel is ideal happiness, like a content family, a successful ministry in an unknown land, an achievement of power and treachery, and much more. Regardless of how faith differs among every person and creates barriers among humanity at times, it relates to the world as the world's fuel. Faith replenishes and encourages the ambitions and souls of humanity, and ultimately, allows the world to continue rolling on.