Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Now, I know a lot of things in the big man's world are not what they seem: a lot of people are out for themselves, and you can't always trust what someone says.
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
The way you build trust with your people is by being forthright and clear with them from day one. You may think people are fooled when you tell them what they want to hear. They are not fooled.
No one has to be taught to trust in themselves. No one has to be taught that what you experience inside yourself is more authoritative than what comes to you externally, even if it comes from God. Since the Fall, it has been part of our character to look within ourselves.
Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.
No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.
It's very difficult to distinguish between what a person believes and what they say they believe.
Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.
Of course you can't 'trust' what people tell you on the web anymore than you can 'trust' what people tell you on megaphones, postcards or in restaurants. Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.
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