@Hellas me ponas I am 52! That's not old!
I believe in people. I believe in what they are capable of. I guess I am a humanist and believe that when you remove nationalities, religions and other things, we're all essentially the same, and want: a loving family, to be healthy, to have a happy home, to have enough to eat, to have good friends, and the love of a good spouse.
I also tend to be a pragmatic optimist. Finding wisdom and meaning in your life is a result of your experiences. I am not the person I was even 20 years ago. I think I am much better for it, too.
“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson