In Others’ Words: No guarantees

Sometimes in life, we want guarantees.

If we invest in a friendship, we hope that friendship lasts.

If we say to someone else, “Yes, I believe in you,” then we hope the other person will have our back, too — and stand by us, through thick and through thin.

If we trust someone — with our hearts, with our dreams, with parts of our lives that others don’t see — than above all else, we want that person to be trustworthy. We expect that what they promised us — loyalty, maybe? Or faithfulness? — will be fulfilled in their words and actions toward us. We hope they’ve been honest with us. That they aren’t one person to our face — and someone else entirely when our back is turned.

But, as Hemingway points out, the only way to find out if someone is trustworthy is to choose to trust them … and then see what happens.

Some people we trust will fail us. Then the choice becomes: do we trust no one … or do we risk and choose to trust again?

In Your Words: How do you decide to choose trust someone or to not trust someone? 

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