Trust

Agent Smith September 02, 2022 at 04:13 1875 views 9 comments
The father takes his son up to the roof and tells his son "jump off, nothing'll happen". The son looks questioningly and asks "are you sure?" "Trust me," replies the father. Ten days later the son wakes up in hospital; the father looks at him and goes "son, life lesson #1, don't trust anyone."

Our senses can't be trusted. Everyone knows that!

Our mind plays tricks on us. Everyone knows that too.

We have trust issues!

Comments (9)

180 Proof September 02, 2022 at 08:45 #735261
So I shouldn't trust grammar?
Moliere September 02, 2022 at 19:27 #735357
Reply to Agent Smith And yet, the son will find, that the real lesson is: "Don't trust your father" because we live on trust. No one is an island. We are all vulnerable, whether we like it or not, whether we tell ourselves that we're strong or not, whether we have power or not. It's a defining feature of our species that individually we are pathetic. Only together are we strong -- and to be together takes trust.
Agent Smith September 03, 2022 at 01:55 #735449
Quoting 180 Proof
So I shouldn't trust grammar?


The answer, it looks like, is no!

Reply to Moliere I concur, trust is vital to our collective well-being. However, the way things are done suggests betrayal is the norm, especially when the stakes are high.
180 Proof September 03, 2022 at 03:40 #735475
Reply to Agent Smith :roll:
Agent Smith September 03, 2022 at 04:45 #735484
Reply to 180 Proof Yeah, I know. C'est la vie.
Yohan September 03, 2022 at 10:39 #735541
Trust is won not given. ~ Tobsha Learner

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. ~ Henry Lewis Stimson

I trust everyone. I just don’t trust the devil inside them. ~ Troy Kennedy-Martin

Believe in Allah, but tie your camel. ~ Arabian proverb

:eyes:

Agent Smith September 04, 2022 at 22:59 #736038
Reply to Yohan Nice! Opinions seem divided, eh?

Fun fact:

1. Nobody gives their bank details to anyone? I wonder why?

2. We all have our little secrets.

Yohan September 06, 2022 at 10:48 #736590
...it is a mark of prudence never to place our complete trust in those who have deceived us even once.
DESCARTES
Agent Smith September 07, 2022 at 01:50 #736809
Quoting Yohan
...it is a mark of prudence never to place our complete trust in those who have deceived us even once.
DESCARTES


Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.


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