Thursday, November 09, 2006
A Measure of Trust
How does one measure trust? How important is it to you? It's important to me, but no doubt it gets taken for granted sometimes. Was looking at some quotes and felt that the following ones struck a chord with me.
~ To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved
(once u have trust, you can be a great friend, business partner & associate, lover etc etc)
~ I am not upset that you lied to me. I am upset that from now on I can't believe in you
(This struck a very deep chord with me. Ever felt like you have been cheated and made used of?)
~ Trust is like a vase. Once it is broken, though you can fix it, it will never be the same again
(Yup.. it takes A LOT to rebuild trust. Both affected parties must make a lot of effort. One must be prepared to open themselves to hurt again; the other must make every effort not to betray the trust again. It's a bumpy road and in the end, it will never be the same)
~ The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be-and when they're not, we cry
(Hmm... we have expectations. And when things fall below our expectations, we feel disappointed, dun we? The higher the expectation, the more the disappointment)
~ You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough
(After all, no man is an island.... or rather... dun be a paranoid bitch)
~ The best proof of love is trust
~ When mistrust comes in, love goes out
(When you love someone, you give your all... trust included. Hence, when that someone betrays ur trust, that's when it hurts the most. It's like they never appreciated it or took it for granted.. and they just throw it back in ur face.. OUCH)
~ People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights
(you may trust someone, but it is not reciprocal. That someone may not trust you!)
~ I've learnt to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and not try and hide it
(the most important is to trust yourself. If you can't even have that... who else can you trust? When do you know when to heed that gut feel or spidey sense?)
~ To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved
(once u have trust, you can be a great friend, business partner & associate, lover etc etc)
~ I am not upset that you lied to me. I am upset that from now on I can't believe in you
(This struck a very deep chord with me. Ever felt like you have been cheated and made used of?)
~ Trust is like a vase. Once it is broken, though you can fix it, it will never be the same again
(Yup.. it takes A LOT to rebuild trust. Both affected parties must make a lot of effort. One must be prepared to open themselves to hurt again; the other must make every effort not to betray the trust again. It's a bumpy road and in the end, it will never be the same)
~ The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be-and when they're not, we cry
(Hmm... we have expectations. And when things fall below our expectations, we feel disappointed, dun we? The higher the expectation, the more the disappointment)
~ You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough
(After all, no man is an island.... or rather... dun be a paranoid bitch)
~ The best proof of love is trust
~ When mistrust comes in, love goes out
(When you love someone, you give your all... trust included. Hence, when that someone betrays ur trust, that's when it hurts the most. It's like they never appreciated it or took it for granted.. and they just throw it back in ur face.. OUCH)
~ People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights
(you may trust someone, but it is not reciprocal. That someone may not trust you!)
~ I've learnt to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and not try and hide it
(the most important is to trust yourself. If you can't even have that... who else can you trust? When do you know when to heed that gut feel or spidey sense?)
# posted by Xallista @ 1:12 AM 
