"Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair" -Unknown

What is trust?

According to the http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trustMerriam-Webster dictionary, it is the"belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc."

However, I think trust is more than a belief. It is more than honesty and goodness.

To me, trust is more powerful than love, and scarier than your worst fear.

It has the power to make or break you and tear you down faster than a fire destroys paper.

Trust has a way of making itself seem small and unimportant in today's society. We lose and gain trust and respect for people on a daily basis. It seems as if the smallest things can cause us to stop trusting someone, but we are also too trusting. It is so easy to believe a person is trustworthy. They tell you they won't say anything and we trust them.

When you decide to trust someone, you put all of your faith in them. It isn't a partial thing. You either trust them or you don't, and once that trust is gone it is very difficult to get it back.

While trust and losing it can be hurtful, it is also a huge part of learning about yourself, what you deserve, and who you can trust.

Losing trust then trying to get it back is like breaking a glass and then trying to glue all of the pieces back together. You can spend years trying to glue the pieces, but the end result will never be as strong as the original.