In the thick of the hurt and pain and shock of broken trust, the lack of tangible evidence that things will eventually be made right causes big questions to rattle about inside me. Is this world even set up in a way where there’s motivation for people to be trustworthy? Or is it only set up for people to get what they want, no matter the hurt they cause others? Am I setting myself up for more pain when I trust people? If people seem to get away with what they do, then is everyone eventually going to be so self-preserving and self-serving that only fools dare to trust? It can feel like if I’m a
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