to trust

you become friends with people due to an initial connection. a common interest, a mutual friend, or simply hitting it off upon first being introduced. over time that friendship grows... as you become closer to each other, confiding in each other... trusting each other. yet no matter how good of a friendship you have, how deeply you respect the other person, sometimes you question their honesty. a statement that is directed so convincingly in tone is sometimes met with doubt in your mind and you begin to wonder... are they being honest with me? can i really trust them? you want to believe you can... yet at times there is there underlying feeling that tells you something is wrong. why? it could be that in fact they aren't always completely honest with you, and that is something you have to deal with depending on the situation. it also could be that maybe you don't always want to believe them, sometimes they are so irritantingly perfect that you want them to screw up... you want them to make a mistake. it would make you feel more like a human being and less like someone who always is trying to measure up to their friend. however there is yet another possible option. perhaps you are not ever entirely convinced about the things people say... you've been hurt before by believing in statements that were in fact false, and now you have a hard time trusting people... no matter who they are. for whatever reason, we don't always trust what our friends say. i don't think anyone does. sure the important things we take to heart, and if you're close to them chances are you believe them 99% of the time. point of the matter being, don't be discouraged if you one day are questioning what your best friend has told you. chances are its a minimal problem and it will pass. we're human beings and we all have doubt. it might not always be the thing we want to posess, but its there. for whatever reason. and you just have to find the source... and deal with it accordingly.