Sometimes, the word "okay" is not really okay. Okay has been a good affirmative response to things but there are times that this positive word contradicts itself.
"Just trust me."
"Okay."
"I'll be there at seven."
"Okay."
"I love you."
"Okay."
One cannot trust the hidden powers of the vague response A.K.A. O.K. It needs to be elaborated, something like "Okay, I think that's good."
Suddenly I thought of whether trust can be based on words. Will we trust anyone who tells us that he or she loves us? Is it enough for a partner to tell us that he or she will never cheat?
Words give assurance. Actions promote trust. I think that no matter how much we could see someone waves a flag of assurance that they're trustworthy, their ways of showing it will matter more. Words can escape our mouths and fade in the wind, but actions are engraved deep in our minds and hearts.
It is hard for one to trust. As what Beatris Saw stated in Pinoy Big Brother, "Trust is not imposed; it is earned." We undergo circumstances and they test how far one can go to prove another that one's trustworthy. But there are also times that we want to see someone prove it through something. I think that's good if the connection between two people are just beginning and one needs assurance that it is worth the friendship or relationship. Maybe that's why fraternities have initiation; they want to see how far one can go to earn their trust.
On the other hand, trust can be earned naturally. But what's harder to gain but probably the best thing to have is faith. There are times that we just need to have faith to people that we know. I don't know how, but faith is never explained.
Okay.
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