I don’t know if it is age or experience that makes us less trustworthy of those around us, but either way, I’m beginning to lose a little of the naiveté that accompanies youth and look at things in a slightly more skeptical way.

Even to myself, it’s been easy to see that my view of the world was seen through rose-colored glasses. Despite the things people would say or do, I was always looking for the good in people, the positive side. I would shake my head at my older and more suspicious sister when she would contradict my positive views, and through it all, I maintained my prospective that most people want to do the right thing.