Am I naive to hope for goodness and fairness in this world?

A few incidents in my personal and professional lives triggered this question in my mind and it has been plaguing me all day. When we operate under the presumptive belief of good in people, it is painful to have those hopes dashed, to face upto the unfairness in everyday life. When it has happened once too often, we start questioning whether we are the ones with the problem, for having unrealistic expectations. And then cynicism takes over.

I received an honest answer for that question today.

I am probably naive and I am definitely going to be hurt several more times. But in the end, there is no real option B here. Hoping for and believing in good will most definitely be a hard path to walk but not holding out hope will be even more painful. So I will continue to believe in the good in this world, not because it will be validated, but because there is no better alternative.