Unity in the Community: “Trust Me”, says Wimpy

Most of the time when we hear somebody say, “trust me” we usually don’t. 

Most of the time when the leaders say, “I’ll never lie to you” they usually do. 

Most of the time when the vendor says, “I’ll give your money back if you’re not satisfied” he usually won’t and usually, when Wimpy promises to “pay you back Tuesday” if you buy him a burger today, you won’t collect on the debt because most of the time you’ll never see Wimpy again, if he see’s you first.

Most of the time when trust in our Institutions, our System, our Government erodes, it’s just a matter of time before we start to distrust everything and everybody, then start to doubt ourselves.

What do we do to assure trust? 

How do we regain it if  lost?

In whom or what do we put it?

Trust, the mortar to the brick of unity, is the essential element to build a thriving community, and so in advance of our next SATURDAY ‘Think Tank’ (2-20-10, 2PM) at the Shrine of the Black Madonna (see flyer below), we’re excerpting Trust & Unity ideas from ‘Up From the Under, What We Should Do Next’. 

  I’ve been doing this for the past few days so if you missed the previous tips just navigate to my February 12^th entry. Hope to meet you Saturday at 2pm at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit.

     Here's excerpt # 4 from Up from the Under

4) Trust is slow to build but can quickly be lost. At first trust is easily given and innocently bestowed, like an infant to its mother or that between new lovers. Trust more often than not is never taken away by the giver. It is repudiated by the actions of the recipient of that trust. Once trust erodes it is almost never regained but if it is fully reciprocated trust can move mountains.