That Burning Sensation

First Glorie's family. Now my own.

Trust is truly a fragile thing. It's something that takes a great deal of time to earn, can be destroyed in the blink of an eye, and once broken is never quite the same again. Considering the nature of the beast, it's a wonder to consider why people even trust at all. Must be something about that indescribable feeling you get when you find someone genuine enough that is worthy of that trust (hence being trustworthy).

The events that have transpired tonight brought to light many lessons I have had a hard time learning. People, no matter how wonderful, are flawed. There's just no denying that. As a result of that flaw, at one point or another (regardless of how pure someone is) someone important in your life will fail you. That is, they will do something to violate your trust. This violation can vary from something as seemingly small as being 10 minutes late when they promised they would be on time all the way to dispelling guarded secret of yours to other people (with relationships suffering as a result). As it has happened in my life, I esteemed Glorie's family to the degree where [to me] they could do nothing wrong; they were so Godly and so pure that it was unthinkable to believe that they'd ever make a mistake. As I ended up learning, even people as amazing as Tita Maricor make mistakes. All I had to do was look in my bible to confirm this truth.

The other thing that I've been learning just delves deeper into the nature of people. I had a conversation with a friend of mine recently concerning truth and the various responses to it. The claim that they made was that just cause a person hears truth (and even understands it) doesn't necessarily mean that they will follow it or take action as a result. In other words, if I'm driving on a road that ultimately leads to a dead end, I'm not necessarily going to stop just because I see multiple signs that say DEAD END AHEAD.

I had difficulty accepting this because it didn't make any sense. If you know what to do (and why it's a wise decision), it would only make sense to pursue that "right thing to do" because it's the best decision. All I have to do is look at my own life to see clear examples that, when it's all said and done, the right thing to do is rarely the easy thing to do. It's not even the most attractive nor popular thing to do. But it is the right thing to do...and choosing that option despite all the obstacles will often reveal how mature and how wise you really are.