So many times you hear about how it's dangerous to trust people, but how can you ever expand your circle of friends if you never trust? Is it bold, or just naive?
2006-12-04 22:30:28 · 18 answers · asked by Arlene06 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I assume you're just talking about making friends. You have to trust in small steps, otherwise it's just reckless. Being reckless is not necessarily bad, but perhaps not wise, either. You take a little risk and see how it goes. Sometimes, there will be disappointments. But yeah, if you don't take any risks, it's hard to expand your life.
2006-12-05 00:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by AnOrdinaryGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there was no trust, there would be no family, no friends and no society.
On the other hand, you can only be cheated if you trust.
Reconciling between these two opposite poles is what living is all about. Neither we can completely trust nor totally disbelieve. Through experience we learn that trust is betrayed mainly due to self interest. So, we learn to first establish mutuality of interest before trust can be reposed.
Even though there is no guarantee ever that a trust would not be betrayed, yet trust is an essential part of life and very much a necessity for a social being ..... so we just have to be careful in trust by minimising the risk of and damage from betrayal.
2006-12-04 22:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all but be careful, we should not trust people too much or too little. It's wise to learn from one another with a relatively long time. You might have read or heard about close friends or colleagues or even relatives who became dangerous to one's property and, the worst of all, to one's life. I think our parents're good advisers since they've experienced all kinds of people and, in some cases, you'd be safe because of their instinct. Therefore, such a usual slogan like "Beware of strangers" is still wise and practical.
Good luck, and a simple quote for you:
"Books and friends should be few but good."
Samuel Johnson (1709 -1784)
British author, essayist, dramatist and pioneering lexicographer
2006-12-04 23:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there are degrees of trust. I trust my partner more than I trust a stranger. I trust my parents more than someone on the street. When we meet someone new, we have to extend a bit of trust to them, usually something that is safe to extend, won't hurt us too much if trust is broken, and then if they prove themselves trustworthy with that, we can extend more trust to them in the future.
Eventually, people build up trust and then are let further and further into our inner circle unless or until they do something to break our trust.
2006-12-04 23:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by michymlj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust is one of the most powerful human expressions. I think it is dangerous to trust people with whom you have limited experience or know little of. Time is the best foundation to build life blocks of trust on. With time and experience one can perfect the ability to trust the right people.
2006-12-04 22:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by elfworth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. it is definitely not wrong to trust but first try establishing a good relationship with the person. it is best to trust a child because of his innocence. If you have a childhood friend, he's most definitely the one to trust. Of course you can trust parents too
2006-12-04 22:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not "wrong" to trust -- just risky; and that's not me telling you, but probabilities.
Everyone takes care of themselves first, and it seems that in our current society that division has become even more powerful and pervasive than in earlier times; so, if you're at best number two on everyone else's list, what do you think is going to happen when the other person's interests are at stake --your "best friend" just calmly chooses to no longer be.
If you think that's overly pessimistic, just watch what happens as you travel along.
2006-12-05 03:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by John W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust is the other side of the coin, and love the one side...
It is up to others to rise up to to the trust placed in them....
The quality of trust never fails to give the overwhelming joy, irrespective of the consequences, and with trust, perception deepens, whichever way !
2006-12-04 22:55:32 · answer #8 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust is very difficult.You just need to be careful about what information you give out.After all this is the net.You should still be able to make friends.If people are just going to be your friend because of what personal information that you give out,then they are not really trying to befriend you.Always trust your gut instinct.Never give out SS#,phone #,birth dates,addresses,or too much information about your day to day schedules and you should be fine.Just be smart about it and you'll be fine.
2006-12-04 22:37:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely not wrong to trust, but one should always trust with caution, and never trust too many or all.
2006-12-04 23:24:56 · answer #10 · answered by Gabrielle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋