Got a secret ... Can you keep it?

A few days ago, this friend of mine had posted on Facebook,
"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough". Quite thoughtful and deep words indeed! It's a vicious cycle - trust. One can go into self destructive mode without it and on the other hand too much of it can crumble your whole life to ashes.

We are all human, and come to terms with it or not - all of us in some way; willingly or indirectly rely on each others support, and that is the truth. One trusts the transport system of the city to get to work on time, one trusts the school teacher of your child to carry out her duty, one trusts the doctor to give you the right medicine for your illness. One trusts! But fails to realize or recognize such trust, which is quite ironic considering where one would be without it.

The trust we do acknowledge is such that one cant buy, rather earn over a period of time - again varying from person to person, situation to situation. A saying goes,
"true friendships are based on trust .."
but sadly not all friendships are based on trust, and what is this trust? In my view it is in a peculiar way an indiscrete level of understanding between two individuals, an idea which requires perpetual silent mutual agreement - one which keeps on growing, never ending, being limitless.

Not all the times the other person is at the same level as we are, which tends to be of conflict in conversations and maybe the only time the issue of trust is brought up; usually leading to arguments, fights, and even the collapse of ones relationship - it only takes a few seconds, a few regrettable steps or a few guilty mistakes to break ones trust that took such a long time to build.

"Swear this one you'll save, better lock it in your pocket, taking this one to the grave ..." these are the lyrics that follow the one in the title, such a beautiful meaningful song by The Pierces called Secret. I like to think that secret is an old fashioned word used back in the days where trust was implicitly expressed through it, where as in the modern world as I said before it just lies in our silent agreement. It's just that understanding, that no one longer needs to say anymore "Got a secret ... Can you keep it?", maybe if one does it just signifies that you don't trust him enough - something to surely think about.