101 Trust-Thumping Bridge Jumpers

Trust is an easy thing to build...both in real life and in virtual realms, but "easy" is a double-edged sword. You see, many of you are not "easy. The more complex or human you are, the harder it is, because you're not easy, not easily understood nor considered easily "solved." No, if you're complex, human or sensitive, your best bet is to live the life of an isolated, non-communicative shut-in.

Not ready to be so lonely, isolated or live in such solitude? Well, then, listen carefully. Here's how easy the world of trust can be:

Learn to kiss ass and love it...or at least grin and "bare"...ahem, bear...it.

Yes, yes, that old adage "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" is true. Smother yourself in honey! Sure, it will make you sticky and will *squish* *squish* with every step, but it will be worth it once people see just what lengths you're willing to go to all in the name of gaining and exuding trust.

 

Don't worry about your actions, words or deeds, so long as everyone around you sees the honey physically dripping from you and from your lips. It's all in appearances. What's hiding beneath the honey doesn't or shouldn't count...even if it's 100% pure, fresh cow manure.

 

Point is, even manure can be trusted if you can't see it for what it is. Coat yourself in honey and...honey, you're set!

 

No "emo" allowed! (Never let them see you cry, sweat, rant, rave or even admit you have a care, not even if by care you only meant the surface level...skincare.)

Robots can be trusted. They have no brain nor emotions. They are programmed, just as you should be if you want to trust and be trusted. Act the robot. Be the robot.

 

Develop a "skin" comprised of concrete and reinforced steel.

If you have "skin" made of concrete and steel, you can trust anyone. No one would dare mess or "flock" with you!! (Note: this "skin" also helps you "act the robot," which is a definite plus for any aspiring politicians of trustworthiness.)

 

Spring clean your mind!

Whatever is in your mind or on it, if it's more than thoughts of weather, fashion, robots, shallow pools or kissed "assets"...empty it.

 

Your greatest care should be skincare (of 12" concrete and steel), and your greatest concern...when to buy and/or apply more honey.

Gird your loins...guard your secrets!

And finally, surround yourself with a bunch of dimwitted "circus flies" who got lost on their way to a picnic basket just a meter away. They'll be grateful for every drop of honey they catch falling from you and beg for more...not to mention, hon, they can be trusted...so long as you never run out of honey!

 

Now, what happens should some poor syrup or sap actually come along --- not conned by your act --- who somehow allegedly "breaks" your trust?

Well, not to worry...that's where the dimwitted "circus flies" come in to save the day! So long as the honey still drips from your form...they've got your back, front, middle...and your backwash, too!

And what's more, they'll gang up to chop down and chip up the poor tree that allegedly dared defy you for whatever reasons, tearing it limb from limb. But with any luck, there will be a drop or two of sap or syrup left that lives to see another day...

Before you piss, moan, cry, whine or expect others to come to your aid, ask yourself one question: Whose trust have you broken?

The thing is you've done it before, and you'll do it again...whether it's intended or not. And those who've broken your trust?

Sure, some do it just because it's who they are, what they know and they're just "evil" like that,

while others are vigilantes,

a handful are honest, accidental mistakes

and still others are Robin Hoods.

As for the people who really stand behind their words, their trust and are willing to act upon either if words aren't enough...they're few in number and often hard to find unless you search under ever rock, in crevices, bushes, caves and even sometimes high up in the trees where they feel more safely hidden from predators probably the likes of you.

As for those other times? Guess what? You're no innocent yourself. You might have even had it coming to you. The more shallow you are, the more likely you did, so quit crying over it and remember all the others you may have already screwed over in more than just matters of trust!

Humanity is a bitch sometimes, isn't it?!

Trust should be earned, cultivated and gently nurtured. It should not be given lightly nor easily. You will get burned. You will get hurt. That's life, whether real or virtual. For some it's just easier to hurt others they only know online, as it somehow makes "people" seem less real, less human. And if one person does it to another, it's easy for their "pals" to jump on that bandwagon, no matter how off-key that band or wagon is. It's not a "real" person they're hurting...it's just an ID that belongs to some fingers belonging to a being who happens to be typing on a keyboard that belongs to a computer probably owned by the real life alter ego of the same one laying claim to the ID. (But that still doesn't make the ID a living, breathing "person," right?!)

In conclusion, never trust anyone (including yourself)

and you'll never be let down!

Logging out...Give yourself some time off, rewarding yourself with the opportunity to break someone's trust you haven't broken before. Until I can be trusted to chase my own tail again...

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