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[Marlin Democrat] Column - Trust Someone
Mar. 30th, 2005 09:46 amTrust someone
Nise's Notes
by Denise Schoppe
The Marlin Democrat
March 30, 2005
A few years ago, I was a huge fan of TV's The X-Files. I was absolutely hooked. I knew episodes word-for-word. I knew all the hot web-sites to hit. I had the t-shirts, baseball cap, action figures and, yes, two copies of the feature film.
An underlying theme of the series was the idea of "Trust No One." The show thrived on not only paranormal, but also paranoia.
In the real world, that same underlying theme exists. You can't trust the person walking on the side of the road, and if you are that person on the side of the road, you can't trust the person who may stop to help you. Doors that years ago remained unlocked at all times, now have a deadbolt. Residents of Marlin fear approaching HEB after dark due to people standing near the front door.
Trust is in short supply these days.
I feel it strong in my own life. I give strangers a weary gaze when they approach me. My first reaction to entering my home or getting into my truck is to lock the doors. I hesitate to confide in others for fear of that confidence being broken.
I don't trust easily, and I doubt there are many people today that do. My all-time favorite quote is by George MacDonald. It simply states: "To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved."
Trust is something that is imperative to live a happy life, and yet at times it is difficult to extend. There is a lack of trust in the world, yet the sheer fact that everyone isn't in a psych ward being treated for paranoia shows the supply exceeds the demand in a majority of cases. Even as we all may "trust no one," we also search for the good in others and trust that it exists.
We have to trust each other, to at least a certain extent, to co-exist in the world. The levels of trust that are extended, however, vary according to relationship and circumstances. Events in people's lives affect the amount of trust they have available to others.
You trust in your friends and loved ones with a greater ability that you do that drifter that enters into town with no explanation. That is understandable and to be expected. However, without trust in strangers, no one would get to know anyone else. Relationships would never flourish, and we'd all end up very lonely in the end.
I already said it, but I don't trust easily. I've been burned in the past, and it makes me weary of letting people in sometimes. However, I have found that when I let my guard down, it's not always a bad thing to do. I've gotten the chance to get to know extraordinary people and experience wonderful things due to my extending a little bit of trust here and there.
Trust is precious commodity, and once someone extends their trust to you, it is something to cherish. For once it is broken, it is hard -- and at times impossible -- to fix. For even as it allows wonderful things to happen, it also opens the person up to a world of hurt deep inside.
Finding the happy balance in protecting ourselves and opening up to others is hard to do. And yet we all strive to do it every day. So far, its been my experience that on a general basis people are successful in this endeavor. If people weren't, terrorists would be on top, we'd all be treated for paranoia, and the human population would eventually cease to exist.
Nise's Notes
by Denise Schoppe
The Marlin Democrat
March 30, 2005
A few years ago, I was a huge fan of TV's The X-Files. I was absolutely hooked. I knew episodes word-for-word. I knew all the hot web-sites to hit. I had the t-shirts, baseball cap, action figures and, yes, two copies of the feature film.
An underlying theme of the series was the idea of "Trust No One." The show thrived on not only paranormal, but also paranoia.
In the real world, that same underlying theme exists. You can't trust the person walking on the side of the road, and if you are that person on the side of the road, you can't trust the person who may stop to help you. Doors that years ago remained unlocked at all times, now have a deadbolt. Residents of Marlin fear approaching HEB after dark due to people standing near the front door.
Trust is in short supply these days.
I feel it strong in my own life. I give strangers a weary gaze when they approach me. My first reaction to entering my home or getting into my truck is to lock the doors. I hesitate to confide in others for fear of that confidence being broken.
I don't trust easily, and I doubt there are many people today that do. My all-time favorite quote is by George MacDonald. It simply states: "To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved."
Trust is something that is imperative to live a happy life, and yet at times it is difficult to extend. There is a lack of trust in the world, yet the sheer fact that everyone isn't in a psych ward being treated for paranoia shows the supply exceeds the demand in a majority of cases. Even as we all may "trust no one," we also search for the good in others and trust that it exists.
We have to trust each other, to at least a certain extent, to co-exist in the world. The levels of trust that are extended, however, vary according to relationship and circumstances. Events in people's lives affect the amount of trust they have available to others.
You trust in your friends and loved ones with a greater ability that you do that drifter that enters into town with no explanation. That is understandable and to be expected. However, without trust in strangers, no one would get to know anyone else. Relationships would never flourish, and we'd all end up very lonely in the end.
I already said it, but I don't trust easily. I've been burned in the past, and it makes me weary of letting people in sometimes. However, I have found that when I let my guard down, it's not always a bad thing to do. I've gotten the chance to get to know extraordinary people and experience wonderful things due to my extending a little bit of trust here and there.
Trust is precious commodity, and once someone extends their trust to you, it is something to cherish. For once it is broken, it is hard -- and at times impossible -- to fix. For even as it allows wonderful things to happen, it also opens the person up to a world of hurt deep inside.
Finding the happy balance in protecting ourselves and opening up to others is hard to do. And yet we all strive to do it every day. So far, its been my experience that on a general basis people are successful in this endeavor. If people weren't, terrorists would be on top, we'd all be treated for paranoia, and the human population would eventually cease to exist.
