Trusting Herald

Trust: noun: assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone.



Saying "Be Worthy of Trust" is one thing. Fulfilling trust, keeping your word once given, fulfilling every contract, spoken or unspoken, every second of every day for everyone, is another thing.

• For strangers and foreigners, we rely on their following the rules and keeping the peace, and maybe a little manners.
• For acquaintances and clients, we rely on their manners and fulfilling contracts, and maybe a little help.
• For friends and co-workers, we rely on their promises kept and some quality of help, and maybe a little compassion.
• For family and partners, we rely on their compassion and honesty above the norm, and maybe a little sacrifice. Those that show it, we trust more.
• For our keepers and protectors, we rely on their sacrifice and continued alliance, and maybe a little forgiveness.

Those that show they can be relied upon, we trust more. When they don't, we trust less. Trust is not yes/no. Trust is a scale, perhaps limitless at each end. Every being on the planet trusts every other being on the planet, to one degree or another.

The protagonist above, scrambling to keep one promise, seems to be frantic and unreliable to his co-workers, perhaps dangerous to strangers on the street. Being worthy of trust, I imagine he soon makes his apologies and does right and regains the faith of others eventually.

So one can be honorable, but still lose actual trust. Trust me, there will be ups and downs on the way that take their toll and time to solve. Thus, actual trust fluctuates moment by moment.

Regaining trust, building trust, and helping others do so, is worth doing in Life.