Every day in our day to day lives we come across insane number interesting facts or stories or simple gossips. Let us generalize this as LatestInformation. We generally associate the credibility of the LatestInformation with the source. If the source is reliable then we tend to believe it. A close friend may tell you a juicy piece of gossip and we would blindly believe it because we trust that person.

But what determines the validity or the truth quotient of the LatestInformation? What makes the source credible? If we started believing people just based on trust and faith alone, we would have many “multi-dictator mini dictatorships” or a situation where one person can easily influence any other individual purely on the fact that he is a respectable and trusted source based on faith.
I believe in faith. I have nothing against faith. But faith in wrong people can create an ugly avalanche out of a harmless snowfall. Whereas, faith in the right people can produce crops from a nuclear wasteland.

99% of the time, Trust is a gamble and it starts with a leap of faith, Hoping that the Other person doesn’t turn out to be a bad choice.

Let me ask you this, amongst all your “friends” and “acquaintances”, who do you really trust? How many people do actually know what you are? Even if you don’t admit, there always will be something about you that no one knows. What happens when you open up to a person? You let them in, you open your soul to them and they reciprocate. If it’s the right person, then you are lucky enough to be spared the ugly side of life. I’ve been blessed with this – lucky. But if not, you’ve got a nasty scar when the initial love haze turns into a toxic smog leading to the inevitable end. Is this scar always a bad thing? NO. It’s NOT. As a famous guy once said,

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stranger”- The Joker, Batman.

And in a constantly changing world where everyone is following a trend like sheep in a herd, heading to a common outcome, trust me, being strange is the best thing that can happen to you. It makes you stand out, makes you different, makes you noticeable.

Back to the matter at hand, Trust is an intimate part of your life to be shared with a few special people. People who trust people easily, lead happier lives but also get hurt just as often. People who don’t trust easily, tend to be more analytical or have gone through enough BS in life that they mutated from the earlier kind. Trust may be a two-way street. Contrary to popular Belief, what you sow is what you reap may not be always applicable in matters of Trust.

We see many relationships where people are together but they don’t trust each other. People who love each other completely, always trust each other. Agreed that fights might lead to a temporary feeling of betrayal. But the power of trust is such that it will help you overcome it. Your memories, happiness in the past, all that powers trust.

Trust people. I’m not preaching not trusting anyone. But a simple analysis of the situation can give a general idea, whether the other person is a flight risk or not. Perception matters. Your perception of LatestInformation determines the validity. Validity shouldn’t always depend on Faith and Belief. Listening to the wrong piece of information and believing it almost always has catastrophic effects in sensitive situations.

Whatever you do believe, and whoever you chose to believe, always remember, there’s a lie in belief/ve It just takes a change of view to see it.

And don’t be afraid of getting hurt, what happens to you, builds up the character and an immunity towards bull****. As I said in one of my earlier posts, whatever you go through, when you’re over it, it becomes a great story and life lesson to teach your kids.