Trust No One – Suspect Everyone
BY BART SMITH, AUTHOR OF B.S. THE BOOK “Take nothing on its looks; take everything
on evidence. There’s no better rule.”
– Charles Dickens; Great Expectations (1860-1861)
I’m not kidding. Now, this doesn’t mean don’t trust people at all; it just means in general when and where your emotions are concerned for the first time and over time.
Only after people have proven themselves trustworthy to some degree, might you give regard to what they say. And, even then, always be on your guard … suspecting, ready for surprises, always on the watch! Give them the benefit of the doubt – then verify! Think about your life and the relationships you’ve had over the years. Think about all the times this ’lil’ B.S. Tip might have saved you time, money, headache, frustration, madness …
“Trust no one – suspect everyone” is a frame of mind for the B.S. Buster inside each and every one of us. It’s about protecting what’s yours: Your emotions, your heart, your mind, your talents, your wallet … and so much more! This is admittedly a sad state of affairs. Yet it properly refl ects reality tin today’s world.
It’s a simple fact that most people just cannot be trusted. That people have ulterior motives for what they do. Survival of the fitness goes to the most cunning, not always the most cooperative.
At some point in time, some people will always be looking to take advantage of others, including you. Just be on the look out for these time wasters, emotion drainers, life cheats and thieves with this stealth-like attitude … “Trust no one – suspect everyone!”
“One’s first step in wisdom is to question everything, and
one’s last is to come to terms with everything.”
– Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 – 1799)
