Trust is an empirically proven confidence. It denotes a sum of experiences made in the past, which have gone to the satisfaction of the person trusting.
You do not trust any foreigner strolling your way. Where you think and say you do, in fact in reality you take a risk and hope you get away with it. You take a gamble. In other words: you flip a coin. You just hope for something.
Civilization is a thin layer of paint that all too easily can be scratched off. Underneath lies the drive to survive, and animalic instincts.
One of my favourite quotes is by General Sharon: "Hope is no strategy." Amen to that.
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If you feel nuts, consult an expert.
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