Honesty and trust. I think they both go hand in hand. There are situations where people are supposedly being honest but because of certain factors it is hard to know if it is the truth. Is it a reflection on your own self belief if you can't trust what is being said or does it reflect on the person saying those words?
“Self-trust is the first secret of success”
Ralf Waldo Emmerson
Ralf Waldo Emmerson
I am the type of person who finds trust extremely difficult, for one reason or another I lack belief in others and the honesty of their words. Is this because I actually lack belief in myself? Lately I have found myself in a situation which I did not think I would be in. My past has came back and not in the way which I ever expected. There has been many a conversations and in those conversations there has been a lot of honest words spoken. However, my problem lies in the fact of trust. Do the words being said to me have real, honest meaning or are they just that...words?
Trust, in particular with me, needs to be earned. Will it suddenly hit me that yes I feel like I wanna trust someone? Will it be the opposite where I realise that the trust for this person will never be there. On the flip side, others believe that trust should be given freely until someone gives you reason not to have it?
“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.”
Anton Chekhov
I am aware that this post seems rather confusing but I guess this represents the confusion in my mind at the moment. I am not sad confused, I am just simply confused. When the past comes into your life, you wonder why now? Why at all? Complicated times I guess but hopefully not for much longer.
Do you need trust to be earned or do you give trust until proven otherwise?
