Trust…….Can you define it?

We all use this word “Trust” frequently. I trust that person. That person will never betray me because I trust him. We rely on our family and friends. We bank on our education and knowledge. Sometimes, we trust everything we hear or see. You will find so many definitions of this one word ‘Trust’.

So, what is trust?
It is a simple mathematical equation which adds your emotional quotient and your logical quotient together. Okay, I am not getting philosophical here. I have read few articles on this. And based on that information, I could come up with this equation. And I really think that it is true.

Your emotional factor consists of various things. It can be anything from love, affection to fear as well. Sometimes, you trust because you are afraid of something. Probably you are afraid of losing something. So, you have no alternative but to trust. You are attached to your own people. This might be because of your love or affection for them or vice-e-versa. This list of emotional factors is long and one can add so many things to it. But one thing is certain that these emotional factors expose your vulnerabilities to the world.

Logical factor or rather I would say it as practical factor, is really practical. This is the common nature of human being. The presence of logical factor in the trust equation indicates that you have assessed all possible outcomes of this relation. When you trust somebody then logical factor tells us that you have understood all possible conditions that could happen with respect to your trust relationship. Will you trust any person, who poses you death threat? Answer is no, right. Your logical factor will do all such kind of calculations and then add appropriate value to the equation. And then you decide whether this trust relationship can work or not.

So, next time you trust somebody; do remember this equation. You may be in a better position to judge. ;)

When you throw your baby in air in order to hold her, have you ever looked at her eyes? Believe me, your baby will not even get scared, rather she will enjoy the jump. Because she knows that your hands are up there, waiting to hold her safely. That is TRUST!