Trust

One of the most important things we find in life is trust. Unfortunately trust is lacking in the world today. We often find that a lot of people are trying to take advantage of us. This is especially true of those closest to us. Many of the crimes that you read or hear about are by people who have taken advantage of the trust given to them.

The internet is a place where we can find scammers try to take advantage of us. They have down to an art. They know to that most of the people they go after will not fall for their tricks but they know all they have to do is find a trusting soul to take advantage of. They are successful if they can find one person in a hundred. That may sound like a small percentage however if it is for a lot of money they have done their job.

I have to admit that I fell for a scam a couple of times. You would have thought that I would have learned the first time but it is so easy to believe and trust even in those you have never met before.

I would have to say in person is where you can be taken advantage of very easily. Most of the time you are on your way to the grocery store or a friend’s home when you are stopped by someone who says that they need money for food because their family is in need. Another example I read last night on a local site to be careful because someone was broken down because they had run out of gas. They asked for money however a couple people on the site said they offered to take them to get gas and they refused. They wanted the money instead. Another person commented that their parents were stopped by someone that they gave a ride to, were taken to their home and robbed. These are just a few examples it is no wonder people have a problem trusting. The thing is that most people are still trustworthy the problem is we have to look for the signs on those that are not. Don’t be paranoid where you think everyone is out to get you just be careful and trust those who you call friends. Trust is still an important part of life and if we don’t I think we can go crazy. Amen!