Trust
We all have secrets and we hide, lock and bury them deep so no one will find out. We keep secrets for they are not worthy to be shared, might only cause a feud and worst ruin an existing relationship. The only key that can unlock and reveal these secrets is trust. We only show our secrets to the people we trust, to the people we believe can accept them.
Instances, however, put our trust to the people around us to a test. Sometimes we trust too much that we did not notice that we were already fooled. Our trust sometimes deceives us and leads us to jeopardy. Some people, whom we have given with our trust, can’t keep their words, disappoint us and even back stab us. It is for these reasons why we can’t just easily give our trust; it might be abused by some pretenders.
I had a similar experience. I had a friend. We were very much like brothers so I was very confident to tell him almost everything about me. I told him how I was falling for our girl classmate. I even asked him for advices of how would I tell my feelings to the girl. But out of my knowledge he was courting her and the next thing I knew he was already the boyfriend of the girl I adored. It felt like I was knifed at my back. He broke my trust and our friendship. Lesson learned: never give your complete trust to anyone. Because if you do you will be surprised that the very least person you expect will be the very person who will back stab you.
Trust, indeed, is something that we can’t give that easy. Now I know the meaning of this cliche line: ‘trust is not given; it has to be earned.’ People should first prove that they are worthy to be trusted.
Trust is defined as believing despite uncertainties, but I go the other way round. You can’t trust someone when behind your mind is a doubt. You must first free yourself from that doubt by knowing the person whom you will give your trust to. It will give you the assurance that the person will not break your trust.
