The New Cosmos 1: Trust is given

All life, all love begins with
giving. When we meet someone new, we start with giving. To trust someone, that
is to give trust to someone, is a giving act.

When we meet a new person, a possible
friend, a teacher maybe, a potential lover, it is essential to begin the
relationship by giving trust. Trust means that you believe that the person is
essentially good, essentially having good intentions.

As humans, we all are children of the
Creator. Each of us has a core of goodness. We can trust other people because
they are essentially good. Really!

Of course, trust can be betrayed.
Some people don't deserve our trust, but still, when meeting people it is better
to trust that their goodness will come out.

Some people find it very difficult to
give trust to others. They begin with distrusting. They spy on a new friend,
they come with critical questions trying to figure out a person.

That basically is a wrong attitude.
Either you begin a relationship with giving, or you start out with distrust. To
have trust is a giving act. To have distrust is an asking act.

It is impossible for a person to
prove that he or she can be trusted. Nobody can prove to be trustworthy. We can
only confirm that we are trustworthy.

Love grows on trust. Love that is
given on a basis of distrust is no good love. It is a demanding and selfish
love.

Cosmic Eagles - February 4, 2009