Is Trust Possible, Nowadays?

A very sad, unsettling situation is occurring over and over again. It seems that you cannot trust anybody anymore. Harsh statement? I don’t know how harsh, and it’s not a statement. It’s just an observation that I can’t help making when I read the news. People in position of responsibility behave irresponsibly. Debt collectors, pretending to be hospital employees, harass patients before or right after surgery.  Insurance companies  sneakily cheat on their customers, inflating their bills. Highly unhealthy food is presented as the healthiest choice. Secret substances are injected in various aliments to make you addict to them. And lots of other “stuff”. Positive Thinking encourages us to be trusting, to always expect the best from our fellow human beings, to repeatedly give them the benefit of the doubt. (According to the present situation, aren’t also establishments and corporations considered “people”?). So, to what extent do you feel you can trust the outside world, nowadays? I don’t find this to be an easy question to answer. From one side you believe that the world (=people) is good, on the other you see all these behaviors that are totally unethical. They smile while they are stabbing you in the back. Ask yourself what your feelings are on this subject. In order to understand, you must be aware and alert, you must follow your intuition that is never wrong. When you see clearly what your position is, you can decide if – when – how much – whom – what   you can trust.