Trust

When we say we trust someone it is because we believe what they say and also because we have proven the truth on what they say, his or her actions many times that what they do is what they say they do. In the news we trust that what the news reporter are presenting is according to the facts, what just happened without the need to add or take away information of the facts. Science has proven time after time, that what it says it can be verifiable for anyone, anywhere and in any time we want.

So to be a trustworthy person we need to build it with certain actions that demonstrate we can be trusted: always telling the truth, and that is not the only thing required:

You speak with sincerity and telling things as they are and avoid telling lies and acting with cheating.

You know what you know without abusing the ignorance of others for your own benefit.

You follow what you say, you stay consistent.

You live what you preach.

You accept yourself as you are, without wanting to like you or attract attention.

You buy things legally, you avoid buying stolen products.

You accept your mistakes and tell the truth no matter how hard it may be: breaking something, burning food, losing an object, etc.

You know how to have real friends without basing a false friendship to achieve something.

You tell the truth and you know how to communicate what you want. You avoid saying yes just to look good with someone.

You dedicate yourself to work and avoid wasting time or pretending to work when they see you.

You seek to do things without getting something in return. You avoid doing things to look good without rectitude of intention.

You recognize what you do and if you are late, you avoid justifying yourself when you are late for a meeting or appointment.

You say things as they are without letting yourself be carried away by human respect and telling the truth.

All of these actions show others that we are worthy of their trust, that no matter wat we do or say the facts can prove that we act according to the truth, that is, that what we say are facts and not opinions or points of view different from what we can prove.

Trust is like a china plate. If you break it once, with some care and attention you can put it back together again. But if you break it again, it splits into even more pieces and it takes far longer to piece together again. If you break it more times, eventually it shatters to the point where it’s impossible to restore. There are too much broken pieces, and too much dust.

To trust is means to put the pieces together, to be a single piece, without cracks to be able to sustain whatever content we desire. If you have broken other’s trust in you, you can fix it acting according the truth, recognize your mistake and say «sorry» and work your way to achieve trust once again.