All the time, I hear people say they trust no one or continually question who they can trust in this world. Truth is trust is involuntary most of the time. Every time you get on a bus, go to a doctor, or use paypal, you trust that someone knows what they are fucking doing. Trust is not something you think about most of the time. All the time, we trust people with our lives. And you know what? That’s completely fine to trust people so easily. The fact that we put so much trust into people we barely know is a sign of humanity. It’s an unspoken bond between humans that we can and will trust each other.

It’s only when we concern ourselves with matters of the heart that trust becomes a big issue. Trust and love; love and trust; we are most hurt by the people we thought we could trust. We can trust people with our lives every day but with our hearts and emotions– well that’s a different story. But as much as it hurts sometimes to trust people, we shouldn’t stop trusting. It is a sign of our faith in humanity. I rather someone stab me in the back a hundred times than never trust anyone ever again. We end up learning more about ourselves and others when trust is broken. If we guard ourselves too much, we will never live. And I would hate to come to the end of my life to find out that I never really lived.