What is the meaning of trust? What does it take for a person to fully, unconditionally trust a person? What can that person do, to change, for you to trust them? Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines Trust as; the belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc. And I believe trust is the number one key in healthy relationships. For others, especially in my story, I am still trying to understand their warped definition of that fantastic word, trust.
My story originates from a few weeks ago, August 19th, 2015 to be exact. I am relaxing at home, vigorously going through all of my new books for school, and making sure my book bag is neat and orderly.
All of a sudden, the phone rings. On the other line, it is my good friend, my mentor, Police Officer Steel. “Good afternoon, Geneva, how are you?”, she says. “I am doing great Officer Steel, what may I help you with today?” She goes on to say, “Well, I know your mother wouldn’t be apart of this, so I am calling to ask,
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“He is taking a cab, as we speak, to the police department to turn himself in,” says mom. Anger builds in me thinking of what to say, a long pause goes by, and I decide to pipe up “Good, That’s what he should have done in the first place, instead of lying to all of us, and he wonders why we can’t believe him.” “I don’t know if I can ever believe him anymore; I’ve lost every bit of trust I have. I just cannot think about this anymore today,” says mom. A dial tone comes over the phone, again.
Needless to say, my brother spent two hours in jail before he was bailed out by my mother. His bail cost her $500.00 and was the last bit of money she had to live on until her payday. I heard he told her he would pay her back, but he has said that about a thousand times in the past three years and she has never seen a dime. He continues his crazy road of lies and still wonders why we don’t believe him. Wonders if we will ever trust him
It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner, “Joe,” my father hollered up the stairs, “it’s for you. It’s Jackie, and she sounds upset.” As I came downstairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jackie.
To me trust is being able to count on someone during good times and during bad times.
Trust is an incredible trait to have. Some may say that without trust the world wouldn’t go around. But what exactly is trust? Merriam-Webster defines trust as “ one in which confidence is placed”(“Trust”). Confidence is a whole big impact that goes along with the feeling of trust. Being a trustworthy person means that people can rely on you for things. Trust can lead to a lot of danger also. If trust is broken, There can be a lot of lack of communication because someone might not trust you with some things. Trust might not come as just vocally trust. When you are asked to do something a certain way, you are trusted you will get it done in that way. Trust is a very important thing in everyday life.
The true meaning of trust is the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something” from Merrian Webster. This tells you that trust is something that is hard to get. People these days can’t do all these things. Trust is a rare thing to have with a person. Trust is something you have to give your all to.
It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “John,” my father hollered up the stairs, “It’s for you. It’s Jackie, and she sounds distressed.” As I came down the stairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jackie.
“Mom I need to tell you something,” Charlie said to himself in front of a mirror. “No that's wrong… I got it. Mom I know you don’t listen to me that much, but I need you to listen to this. No- No-No. That’s wrong too.” Charlie said as he was still talking in front of his mirror. Well, Charlie thought to himself, if I say that then maybe she will also know that I want her to listen to me more. He went up to his mom and said to her that
“Later Joe, I’ll tell you after we leave this place and get farther from home. I don’t feel safe here.”. I didn’t know what to do so I felt like I had no choice but to listen. We got into Jackies car and started driving. As we were driving, I constantly tried to get her to tell me something...Just anything would be helpful. Little did I know just what I was getting myself
Trust is a word that is constantly used by people on a regular basis. It is always being given, taken back, tested, or confirmed, and it is something that is prevalent in literature. In King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, King Arthur, the notably gallant and selfless leader of Britain, partakes on quests with his knights that require bravery and chivalry. As presented through the actions of characters in King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, trust is the belief in the reliability of someone and it is something that is earned, not rashly given; it is given based on the qualities, reputation, or the strength of the relationship with that someone.
Beep! Beep! Beep! Six in the morning on a Monday and people are already ringing my phone. In the process of reaching for my glasses on my nightstand, I knock over a glass of water. I quickly jump out of bed to catch the glass, but I just wasn’t quick enough. Shards of glass all over my bedroom rug, I knew I needed to roll out of bed and clean this mess up. Then I remember the continuously ringing phone that seemed to be ringing for the last five minutes. As I finally grab my phone, I look at the name on the screen and it read Sophia. Why in the world would my sister be calling me at six in the morning? This better be important, otherwise she’s certainly going to think twice before calling this early again. I answer the phone and call her name with frustration, but for a moment Sophia stood in silence. She finally responds and all she could say was that mother is in the emergency room at Riverside Hospital.
Your Aunt Betty isn’t in control of nothing and I’m not going to let you control anything either Anna. If you want to pay for the funeral you can have it any way you want to and I want say a word but as long as I’m paying for this funeral it will be as I say. She and her daughter huffed and stormed out of the house. Linda said don’t worry about that she’ll calm down. I’m not worried I have other things to be concerned about Linda. Thank you Linda for helping me, closing the door as she walked out. Later that evening Anna’s son called me asking, “Why is my mother crying?” How would I know you’re there ask her? If she don’t go to the funeral there will be two funerals, he blurted out. Are you calling your young-self trying to threaten me? I’m repeating myself if she don’t go to the funeral there will be two funerals. Let me tell you something you little wet behind the ears snotty nosed boy! You do what you do and you’ll get what you get remember that have a nice day! Allen walked in who is that mom? Anna’s son call himself threatening me. What Allen exclaimed, I’ll be right back mom, hurrying out the door. An hour later Allen came back to the house, you don’t have anything to worry about he want bother you again. Allen I wasn’t worried I was concerned what you might do the way you went out of here in a hurry. Mom I didn’t beat him up….. this time but I made it very clear if he open his mouth twisted to you again he would find himself spitting out teeth after he remove my foot. He can get crazy if he wants to but “Real Crazy” will meet him right where he
“She’s going to be mad, I really hope you know what you’re doing girl.” said Lisa. “I do.” Lisa and the crew left. Angelica sat in the waiting room, praying that Nine is okay. Hours had passed, Angelica dosed off, while sleeping the Doctor and the police walked up to her and said, “Excuse me Ma'am, Are you related to the deceased?” “Deceased.” said Angelica. The police said, “Maam, Are you related to her?” “No I’m not, I’m just a friend.” “Well, Maam it was brought to our attention that the deceased was brought in by you and other females, Where are the rest of the females who brought her in?” ask the police. “They left.” answered Angelica. “Maam, Come with us, we need to ask you a couple of questions.” said the officer. “I can’t, I have to get home.” said Angelica. “Please, come with us now, if you refused to come with us and answer a couple of questions we’ll be forced to hold you for 24 hours.” Angelica got up and followed the police officer to the
We define trust as a certain belief and a sense of assurance that is based on strong but not logically-conclusive evidence, or based on some ones character, their ability, or truth that someone or something has shown over a period of time or over experiences (Cambridge, 2015). Trust makes for a sense of being safe or of being free of fear, enough so that one 's focus can be on
After swapping spit with Shay, I got up and collected a few of my things to take over to the new house. When my bag was packed, I cut the light off in the bedroom and waited for Shay to make us both a drink before we headed out the door. Before I buckled up in the van, I took my cell phone out of my purse and dialed my mother’s cell phone number. When she answered, I asked, “Are you home?” “Yeah, are you coming over?” “Yes ma’am, I am. I was just making sure that someone was home.” “We’re all here, I’m cooking now because I may go to the bingo hall, but Lester and Imani will be here.”
“Okay! Since you two cannot separate your differences calmly, go outside and sort it out. Make sure you don’t come back in until you guys have it figured out!” their mom commanded.
“Trust: belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc.” (Merriam- Webster Dictionary). Distrust in a relationship occurs when the trust between two people is diminished. Distrust can have many negative affects on a person including: trust issues, anxiety, suspicion, fear of opening up, etc. Symptoms of distrust can depend on the severity of the distrust in the