Lack of Trust
We cannot trust that Americans can responsibly own and carry guns without taking out their angst on someone. Whether their victim is innocent or afiliated with a party that doesn't seem to be acting in the best interests of the country right now, the impromptu taking of a stranger's life in a public place like a baseball field is despicable.
We cannot trust political officials to take action to repair a broken political system. As long as that system is set up to provide them with a cush job that includes power, control, and and endless supply of soft, off-the-books benefits, they are going to be extremely hard pressed to take the kinds of risks that would bring the rest of us important essentials like protection from banks or affordable health care.
We cannot trust the FDA to provide us with reliable guidelines for a healthy diet for ourselves or our kids. As long as there are lobbyists in Washington responding to the corporate interests of beasts like Coca Cola, and drugs on the market that carry side effects that may include suicidal thoughts, we are going to have to take personal responsibility to read the fine print, watch documentaries, and educate ourselves.
We cannot trust the media or any Facebook friend to give us the straight truth on anything that is happening. Readership demographics along with political interests often conspire to dictate the content that is published by individual outlets. Anytime we see a headline or hear a story that enrages us, we are going to have to take personal responsibility to dig for the truth, consider the source, and decide for ourselves.
Oftentimes we cannot trust ourselves. Too many people do not know how to manage their emotions. They constantly cause damage others in the course of the normal events in our every day lives, thus there is toxicity all around us, but we cannot play the victim. We are going to have to own our own behavior, regardless of what anyone else "did to us." We need to keep in mind that, contrary to what we've been taught, there are actually three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth. Perception will always be reality for most people, and those who bear that in mind that will always have a little more peace than the difficult person they're confronting.
We cannot trust political officials to take action to repair a broken political system. As long as that system is set up to provide them with a cush job that includes power, control, and and endless supply of soft, off-the-books benefits, they are going to be extremely hard pressed to take the kinds of risks that would bring the rest of us important essentials like protection from banks or affordable health care.
We cannot trust the FDA to provide us with reliable guidelines for a healthy diet for ourselves or our kids. As long as there are lobbyists in Washington responding to the corporate interests of beasts like Coca Cola, and drugs on the market that carry side effects that may include suicidal thoughts, we are going to have to take personal responsibility to read the fine print, watch documentaries, and educate ourselves.
We cannot trust the media or any Facebook friend to give us the straight truth on anything that is happening. Readership demographics along with political interests often conspire to dictate the content that is published by individual outlets. Anytime we see a headline or hear a story that enrages us, we are going to have to take personal responsibility to dig for the truth, consider the source, and decide for ourselves.
Oftentimes we cannot trust ourselves. Too many people do not know how to manage their emotions. They constantly cause damage others in the course of the normal events in our every day lives, thus there is toxicity all around us, but we cannot play the victim. We are going to have to own our own behavior, regardless of what anyone else "did to us." We need to keep in mind that, contrary to what we've been taught, there are actually three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth. Perception will always be reality for most people, and those who bear that in mind that will always have a little more peace than the difficult person they're confronting.