Who Do You Trust?

I read a story the other day that made me stop and think, which I guess is the sign of a good story.

It was a study that said the average person has five people in their life they can trust. At first I thought, “Gee that’s too bad if you only have five.” However, after thinking about people in my own life, five is probably an accurate number. 

Now I come in contact with a lot more than five people in a regular week but when you stop and count the people that truly know you and all the baggage you carry (and still love you), five is probably a good number.

What about in your life? How many people can you truly say you trust? I think it’s gotten more difficult in this crazy world.

Who can you trust to tell you the truth? Who can you trust with your secrets? Do you have someone in your life who will tell you the truth, even at those times when you don’t want to hear it? And of course, nowadays people seem to love to debate what actually is the truth.

A few questions that came out of this study:

Who do you trust?

Who are these people? Friends? Family members?

Have you trusted people that later let you down? A few times right?

Have these people you trust always been there for you? Have some made the list and then been kicked off?

Hopefully you have someone you can trust to be there when you need them. Someone who always has your back that you can call on when you need them. Someone who will tell you when you’re wrong or when you are being an idiot. I think we need that.

Hopefully you are that person for someone else.

Take a moment and think of those people. Has it been awhile since you spoke with them? Maybe you can reach out soon. Call them. Send a text. Maybe send a Christmas card. Hearing from you just might be what they need today.

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