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Trust is an important characteristic that everyone needs to be capable of doing and giving. I believe that in order to be a friend, spouse, or family member, you need to trust. I never realized the importance of trust until mine was broken.
When my parents got divorced, I lost all trust. I came to a roadblock; I did not know which way to turn or what perspective to take on life anymore, I was lost. My mom and my grandparents helped me to understand that in order to trust, you need to have honesty, respect, and love, especially towards yourself. This stuck with me, close to my heart, in order to get through my darkest days.
Coming into college, I was prepared to take on a new chapter of my life. Bringing in my mom and grandparents’ wise words, I remembered that I was going to need to accept myself as a person and meet new people with an open mind and knowledge of how to trust. When I first met my best friend, I knew immediately that we were going to be friends because we had the same beliefs about trust. At this point in our lives, we both have experienced broken trust with friends, spouses, and family members. She helped me learn how to trust through experiencing our friendship. I learned that it was okay to trust someone again, and when I could actually verbalize that I trusted her made me feel like I accomplished a huge feat that I have been battling for years since my parents got divorced.
Through my experiences the past few years, I have learned that trust works in a circle. If you learn to trust yourself, then you will be able to trust others and they will trust you back.
I believe that trust is the most important base to all friendships, relationships, and family ties.
I liked this essay, it is very relatable as everyone can relate in some way or another to having problems with trust and I think most people would agree that trust is an important thing when dealing with people. The personal story you included also was very good for getting your point across.
ReplyDeleteI agree, i don't feel like you can have any type of relation with anyone if there is no trust. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your belief 100%. I know what it's like to feel like you can't trust after someone who was supposed to be a major part of your life has left, and this seems to be a topic that everyone can relate to whether they want to admit it or not. No one has a perfect life, and your personal aspect of the story helped to prove that.
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