And just when your faith in humanity is restored a little bit, there's always someone just around the corner to drag you back down.

I fall into this trap myself sometimes, but it's becoming more and more important to take in active stance in fighting your cynicism, even if it means losing some face to the trolls of the world.

I hear ya... but as I've matured in life, I now feel sorry for such cynics: probably life has been so tough on them that they have lost their ability to see the good that is around us.