At one point or other we’ll all be betrayed. Someone will go back on his word. WE ARE known to our fellow man by the strength of our word. If it holds, relationships grow. If not, our foundation grows weaker by the day.
That’s how cynics are born. “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” goes the saying.
That’s how corruption is bred. Those in power curry favors by awarding contracts and making deals, teaching the public their word comes with “strings.”
Perhaps we set the goal too high. Perhaps we should adopt a legal mind and put every “yes” or “no” on trial, dissecting all the possible twists and turns an otherwise simple answer could imply.
And when the truth unfolds — or the rules change midstream — we must accept we were duped.
Voter apathy is a sign of the public’s mistrust in elected officials. Gridlock between Republicans and Democrats is also a sign of mistrust. Today, those of the two parties spend more energy thwarting the other’s agenda than actually getting anything done.
The Bible plans for the inevitable.
“Do not repay evil for evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing,” according to 1 Peter 3:9.
Shoot, that’s a tall order.
Within each of us is the power to decide which path to take. That walk determines your future.
— Susan Lynn
Trust: Easy to earn but if lost, near impossible to regain
