Trusting Others is an Attachment
Trusting people is having attachments, and attachments create suffering. This may turn some people off because most will say without trust, there is no relationship. But honestly, when we trust what people say in hopes they say what they mean, or will follow through with their word, what happens when they don’t? We get mad, upset, disappointed, and feel like we can’t trust people. That’s why I do my best to practice Buddhist teachings. Whatever is, just is. If someone says something and they don’t follow through, that is their path, not ours. If that’s how they choose to show up in life, let them. We don’t have to choose to be affected by it. Character is one’s own personal responsibility. No one is responsible for another person except themselves. Now, in marriage, I could see how this can be an exception, but then again, one would hope they married someone with character and integrity. If not, again it’s on them. And it’s also on us to choose to...