Trust

In the last couple of nights, I've had some serious conversations with a friend.  Throughout the conversations, I was quite surprised about the story/content and the fact that she was willing to tell me so much personal stuff.

Thank you for trusting me.  I don't know why you think I'm trustworthy, nor do I know why you would tell me all this rather than someone else that you see and hang out with more often, but I guarantee that everything is safe with me.

In the midst of all this, the other thing I take away from this is......我冇睇錯人。She's a good person, as I expected.  But based on what she told me, she has definitely gained my respect.

How do you decide who to trust?  How do you decide who to tell secrets to?  How do you decide who to go to for comfort and advice?

I remember a long time ago in high school, a teacher once brought up a quote, "Trust is a two-way street." Over the years, it seems that this is true. I tend to trust the people that trust me. In my mind, the mentality is that if we are friends and you trust me with your personal things and expect a certain level of integrity and respect from me, then I can expect the same from you.  Perhaps that's a bit naive.  But, of course, there are some people that you can easily tell are exceptions and fall outside of this 'rule'.

Perhaps I still have not found a person that I trust as much as I trust(ed) X.  But I can definitely say that I have met a lot of trustworthy people in the last couple of years.  Perhaps I trust each of these people to varying degrees, but definitely more so than people that I've met in the past.

Thank you to each of you.  I know I can count on you, and I hope you feel the same.