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Published On: Apr 26, 2006 10:02 PM
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Published On: Apr 26, 2006 10:02 PM
What about Trust?
I'm not always the most trusting person in the
world.
I guess no one is trusting of others all the time, no matter how trustworthy they may seem. If one's spouse were at a business meeting alone with an attractive someone of the opposite sex, then one could hardly be blamed for a little mistrust. Someone could be riding with the safest driver in the history of the automobile, and still feel somewhat apprehensive on icy roads.
If I trust someone, then I have faith that they will not take an action that is directly to my detriment. In those areas that we have a common interest, they will not act in a way that benefits them while causing me loss. Someone who is trustworthy is deserving of that faith.
Where am I going with this?
I'm not really sure. Sometimes I have trust issues. I don't think I'm alone in that; I daresay most of the people in the world have trust issues part of the time. Most of the time I'm trusting of the trustworthy, and suspicious of damn near everyone else. Seems like a nice balance. Sometimes, though, that scale, for whatever reason, tips toward the "mistrust" side (and yes, sometimes it tips in the other direction, but let's not go there).
What does this give me? Well, mainly a lot of stress. Most of the time the balance tipping is not due to anything the person has actually done; it's a product of my mental state. Occasionally, that change in mental state does have its origin in what the other person has done, but normally it's something that gets blown way out of proportion by my mind.
Is it wrong of me to not trust those I see as trustworthy? Well, no, not really. No one is completely trustworthy. There are going to be times when even the dearest friend sacrifices your best interest for their self-interest. That's not betrayal; that's the act of taking care of one's self. It's still something that one should keep in mind on the whole trust issue.
I don't know where else to go with this; I'm not sure how much I've talked out, but I feel better.
I guess no one is trusting of others all the time, no matter how trustworthy they may seem. If one's spouse were at a business meeting alone with an attractive someone of the opposite sex, then one could hardly be blamed for a little mistrust. Someone could be riding with the safest driver in the history of the automobile, and still feel somewhat apprehensive on icy roads.
If I trust someone, then I have faith that they will not take an action that is directly to my detriment. In those areas that we have a common interest, they will not act in a way that benefits them while causing me loss. Someone who is trustworthy is deserving of that faith.
Where am I going with this?
I'm not really sure. Sometimes I have trust issues. I don't think I'm alone in that; I daresay most of the people in the world have trust issues part of the time. Most of the time I'm trusting of the trustworthy, and suspicious of damn near everyone else. Seems like a nice balance. Sometimes, though, that scale, for whatever reason, tips toward the "mistrust" side (and yes, sometimes it tips in the other direction, but let's not go there).
What does this give me? Well, mainly a lot of stress. Most of the time the balance tipping is not due to anything the person has actually done; it's a product of my mental state. Occasionally, that change in mental state does have its origin in what the other person has done, but normally it's something that gets blown way out of proportion by my mind.
Is it wrong of me to not trust those I see as trustworthy? Well, no, not really. No one is completely trustworthy. There are going to be times when even the dearest friend sacrifices your best interest for their self-interest. That's not betrayal; that's the act of taking care of one's self. It's still something that one should keep in mind on the whole trust issue.
I don't know where else to go with this; I'm not sure how much I've talked out, but I feel better.
Posted: Sat - April 3, 2004 at 12:08 AM