Trust Journal Entry

The Role of Trust in Our Lives

            Although not thought of as often as practiced, trust is a very important part of our lives.  Every day we take chances, but a majority of them are done without even the slightest consideration.  Simple examples like sitting in a chair or getting into a car are both ways we as individuals take risks and assume that they will cost us nothing.  For the most part, we have learned to trust our surroundings and our environment.   However, trusting your surroundings may be as easy but trusting an actual person may be more of a task.  Trust is something that is built over time, with things like commitment and loyalty.  In Thursday’s class last week we learned how difficult it is to actually place trust in someone that are not familiar with.  We were playing a game that had no repercussions, or adverse affects, but still group leaders were found hanging in the balance whether or not they should trust that person across the room.  Trust is not blind; there are many things/behaviors that influence our trust.  Things like past history with a person, or even one’s own ability to be honest with another person.  This chapter helped me identify how important trust actually is in our daily lives.  We count on people every day, we are accountable for the things we say and do, but all of that can be lost very quickly.  Trust is something hard to regain, but easy to lose.