Trust
Most surely, there can be no trust where
there is no love, nor can there be real love
where distrust holds its malign sway.
But does trust require that we be blind
to other peoples motives or, indeed, to our
own? Not at all; this would be folly.
Most certainly, we should assess the capacity for
harm as well as the capability for good
in every person that we would trust. Such a
private inventory can reveal the degree
of confidence we should extend in any given
situation. However, this inventory needs
to be taken in a spirit of understanding & love.
Nothing can so much bias our judgment
as the negative emotions of suspicion,
jealousy, or anger. Having vested our confidence
in another person, we ought to let him know of our
full support. Because of this, more often
than not he will respond magnificently, & far
beyond our first expectations.
1966 - Bill W.