The questions are: why do i trust? do i need to trust? can i trust? who do i trust? who can i trust? and especially, what is trust? and many, many more...
I won't discuss all of these questions (left out there for you to wonder, and for me to better define my vision), but i shall talk about trust in general.
I think it's difficult to trust because there is the inherent fear that we will be mocked and betrayed. The fear that what we share with one person (or organization) will get used against me. The fear that if you open up yourself just a little bit, if you provide a facet of yourself that you've kept secret, that the person you put your trust in, will ridicule you.
It could be stupid stuff, like sharing a fantasy, or a childhood secret you've kept to yourself, a dream, or a particular ideology. Saying it makes it out there and basically makes you "naked". Because also, in the words of Democritus, "Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence."
Of course, how do you define worth, and can you still find it?
3 comments:
it all depends on the relationship between you and the one recipient of your trust.
if the relationship is "flawed", say based on interest, money, opportunities then the level of trust should be low..if it's husband, wife, kid, family (well, depends here) then i guess the level should be higher.
The amount of information or reliance on that person is a linear function of the level of trust, mentioned above
Cheers...
just trust yourself
we can't give what we don't have
i luv your blog
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