If I mislead you, if I lie to you, if I cheat you, if I steal from you, how long will it be before you stop trusting me?
I can tell you this, as for me, it will be as long as it takes for me to hit the DELETE button on my keyboard.
Remember this hard and solid truth… Honesty and Integrity are the Pillars of TRUST.
TRUST is something that you must earn from those you wish to have relations with, by having your words match your deeds.
To say it another way: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.
It takes some time to establish oneself as a person of integrity and one who is honest, but it only takes a blink of an eye to shatter the trust that you might establish between you and others.
Sure, you can try to rebuild the trust that others once had in you and you just might very well succeed, but it will never again, be the same kind of unbreakable trust it once was, regardless of what is said to your face.
People give their trust freely to people that they believe in.
When one violates this TRUST, it violates everything in a human being.
The funny of it all, it is not very hard to sustain the trust that others willingly give you.
Just tell the truth, stay true to yourself and to those that you associate with.
If you are not sure about how you should approach a certain situation, seek out appropriate wise counsel. If you make a mistake, own up to it.
The Good Book says, ‘The truth shall set you free.’
This does not necessarily mean that you will absolutely be forgiven, no sir, this means that you will receive your just reward or just punishment, but after you receive either, you are free to move forward with your life, not having to hide from anyone or anything, with your honesty and integrity completely in tact… these are words, that you can TRUST.
