I have to trust everyone and yet there's no one I can really be sure of You can be sure of me she looked at him, searching his face. I've known you so little time. The others I knew all my life. The others are my own people. You are a stranger, from a strange time and place. I know what they can do, what they will do. I have no idea of what you are or what is in your hands and heart and mind. And yet when you tell me I can be sure of you, I am sure
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Despite knowing strangers better, a person feels an immediate trust in someone from another time or place.
- In plain terms
- I know everyone else better but I still trust you completely.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust can bypass logic and familiarity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do we trust strangers?
- Is trust a feeling or a choice?
Another view
Trusting strangers can lead to vulnerability and betrayal.
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