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In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.
If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.
fear, cultivated, become stronger
But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.