The challenge of Trust in the modern Society

Why is it so difficult to Trust?

I've asked myself that question a lot of times and there are so many answers to that question. Almost anyone you ask has their own reason why they don't trust others easily.

The major reason for lack of trust is lies. The average person lies about four times a day according to some study I saw here. If that is not even the slightest bit alarming I don't know what is. In a world where lies are so prevalent of course trust levels will be really low.

Humans are generally selfish in nature. No matter what they say, when push comes to shove most, if not all will choose themselves over anyone else. I am of the opinion (probably unpopular) that any and every single nice thing you do, whether consciously or unconsciously, you do it for yourself. Whether to benefit you directly, or simply to make yourself feel good.

So of course when an opportunity arises to tell a "little" lie and profit from it, we don't hesitate and do it wholeheartedly. Eventually the truth comes out and trust is lost. Sometimes the lie may not even profit the person, probably a lie to avoid some inconvenience or what not.

"If they can lie about such things, why can't they lie about other things?" Are the thoughts that fill the mind of the person that figures out they were lied to.

Past experiences are also a major reason the levels of trust are waning. Almost everyone, if not everyone has trusted someone, or put their trust in something only to end up getting scammed or end up getting disappointed, or even back stabbed by the person they trusted. Those experiences leave deep wounds, which take time to heal, and even when they do they leave scars in the minds of people. These people lose the ability to really trust again.

I myself have learnt the hard way not to trust blindly. I have fallen victim to one or two scams, and even gotten my heart broken because of blind trust. Those moments are annoying because you're left feeling like a fool. So of course it's not easy to trust anyone anymore. And I don't blame anyone for not trusting me easily as well. It's a cruel world and we need to stay safe. I'm always making sure I continuously examine and scrutinize anyone I let close to me. I do my best to really know you, down to the insignificant details. And even then I still look from time to time. Like I said, it's an evil world so it's no surprise the levels of trust have reduced. We just have to safeguard ourselves, we'll be fine in the end.

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