A friend told me about a young graduate who went into fashion designing for lack of gainful employment. This gentle man who built his business on trust now design clothes for the very rich in our society. He started out by taking orders, collect only money for the materials and then deliver on the particular date he promised. Soon word spread around that he is one reliable fellow and then business took off real good for him. I learnt that prompt delivery is his unique selling point aside the fact that he sews neatly. His customers have come to TRUST and rely on him to deliver on time. So also a Cheque, (an ordinary piece of paper) is accepted on TRUST, that once the receiver gets to the bank, it will be honoured and he/she would be paid the amount written on it, which would be drawn from the givers account. We can buy on trust, lend on trust, and borrow on trust depending on who we are dealing with.
Trust in relationship is a big issue, be it business, marital, family or whatever kind of relationship we are involved in. No one wants to do business with a man/woman or organization that is not trustworthy. Many of us are weary of artisans simply because we do not trust them to deliver at the time they promise, also so many families have been torn apart for lack of trust, and same goes for social groups. No doubt we are facing a major challenge in our nation today due to lack of trust – the governed do not trust the people governing them. Trust is an essential value that is necessary in every human transaction, think about it, we marry on trust, employ on trust, join a company on trust, and board a bus/cab//plane/ship on trust, e.t.c. Or would you board a plane that you know has not been serviced for the past two years? You won’t of course. You board a plane because you TRUST it must have been serviced.
Let us then ask ourselves these questions. Can my words be taken like the Cheque I issue? Can someone else recommend me on trust? Can people accept my services/goods on trust? Am I even trustworthy? When I say “I am on my way, please wait for me” Would people wait or rather say “let’s go, she sure hasn’t left her bathroom” What does MY TRUST ACCOUNT LOOK LIKE? Is it fat, in red, blank? Can my (TRUST) cheque be honoured by others?
Trust is built overtime; at the long run you earn people’s trust by keeping your word and fulfilling your promises. You do not earn people’s trust by breaking promises flagrantly, always remember the golden rule that you do unto others as you would want them to do unto you. No one, not even you love to be disappointed, we all want others to keep their word, so others expect us to keep our words. If we agree that trust is a very vital issue in our day-to-day life, and then we should cultivate it, build on it, imbibe it, and let it be part of us, so that we can spend it and use it to get what we desire in life.
Dupe Oteri
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