17 Aug - WOD

Trust - Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.

Listen up good people: It is an absolute outrage that even today, some of you still find yourself snooping around your lover’s residence looking for evidence of foul play. There are three very obvious problems with this situation. 1) If you feel the need to resort to such antics, your relationship is already in jeopardy. 2) You have no right to rummage through another individual's private items. 3) You should never allow anyone to molest your sanity in such a manner that you feel compelled to play detective. Trying to maintain a healthy relationship with an untrustworthy individual is similar to trying to spoon feed an untamed Lion... the task will eventually leave you (emotionally) bruised, battered, and torn.

Keep in mind that none of us are perfect. Be extremely careful before slapping the 'untrustworthy' stamp on an individual. However, repeat offenders are automatic nominees for the '2006 Fink Award'. If you've been wronged by the same individual time and time again, SHAME ON YOU! Now, If you have any bit of good sense left in that head of yours, you'll do like Tom Hanks and ..."Run Forrest run!" On the other hand, if you are an offender who has been caught out there on numerous occasions, you need not consider reconciliation. Regaining your lover's trust could take as long as (but not limited to) two lifetimes. Trust me; you'd rather be stranded somewhere on death row.

What’s fascinating is… if we'd only listen to the voice of reason more often, we would almost always use better judgment. Think about it for a second; if your boyfriend hides his cell phone bill from you, how the heck can you expect him to be honest about his impromptu visit to his hometown where he just happened to shoot billiards with his ex (while he was supposedly visiting the fellas)? Simple; you can't!!! And brothas, if you can't trust your lady to not flirt with every dude in the local pubs, what makes you think she'll be on her best behavior (on a weekend getaway with the girls), in Trinidad? You need to stop fooling yourself, bro. Do you actually think such a relationship is headed somewhere serious? Wake up Mutley because you're dreaming again. Today, I strongly suggest that if you want to trust something, start by trusting your instincts. Be blessed.

Corey R.