Belief,
It's a funny word.
From a young age we are taught it in many forms,
Belief in a higher power,
Belief in yourself,
Belief in your abilities,
Belief in your dreams,
Belief in your peers,
Belief in your elders.
But it does not matter how many beliefs we are taught,
Because without the courage and trust, belief can not become your reality.

Of these beliefs,
Belief in yourself is the most difficult,
And with that questioning, you must question both your belief in your dreams and in your abilities.
If one does not have courage and confidence,
Then your hopes, dreams, and goals are simply thought.
Abilities lead to dreams of what could be,
And dreams lead to the discovery and the attempted development of abilities.
These traits define self,
So with neither of these it is impossible to have belief in yourself.

Even with life-long praise, definite belief in yourself is impossible to ensure.
I trust that beliefs of life must be discovered and not taught,
Because if one is adamantly taught a belief, it does not give them the opportunity to truly learn and understand what is important in life.
Self-confidence is one such thing, some people are born with it and many are not.
Those who are not must travel the trials and tribulations of life trying to see what others can see.
Many of these people are blinded by internal conflicts that are influences by the unfortunate judgments of others.

Life is one huge series of unfortunate beliefs and disbeliefs that are set on a cycle of repeat.
Karma affects this series of events,
And this karma and these events affect each persons belief in themselves.
So, belief should really be determined by someones trust in themselves,
It can not be forced, and it cannot be taught.
Belief in any and every form can only be developed through the forever continuous events of time.