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Humans 101
The Art of Taking People and Things at Face Value
How trust can help you live authentically and spontaneously
I was sitting in my therapist’s office when I divulged, “I told him I loved him. I couldn’t keep it in any longer.”
“What did he say?” she asked.
“He told me he loved me too,” I replied. “But he had to say something back,” I added. “I don’t know if he really does.”
“Why don’t we take him for his word?” my therapist suggested.
Good idea, I thought. I hadn’t considered that.
It was easier for me to believe that the universe was in on a giant hoax to fool me than to take people for their word.
I’ve always been a bit mistrustful, skeptical. I regularly question others’ intentions. Did she really want to hang out with me, or did she not have anyone else to hang out with? Did my boss really think I was doing a great job, or was she just not paying attention? Even when I submit stories to a publication and the editor says “Great, we’ll publish it next week,” I wonder if she is just being nice. It has always been easier for me to believe that the universe is in on a giant hoax to fool me than to…
