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This is written to partial response to soulitude's recent post about her job woes.

I wish to express my concern about not trusting people as mentioned in her post. Her last sentence in that post reads: 'i must be discreet , and not trust people too much.'

I'm not sure how most depnet members think or feel about this. Those who have an interest in the development of human nature since ancient times would have noticed that as we progress in becoming more capable at acquiring knowledge, wealth and status, we seem to neglect the development of timeless and priceless human qualities like love, empathy and trust.

In this modern age of competition and more competition, the strive for what is considered as being successful and useful, we have gradually become more and more self-serving and less trusting.

We would do almost anything to make sure our jobs, lifestyles and certain idealogies or beliefs are not threatened. In doing that, we might consciously or subconsciously choose to neglect or ignore the feelings of others, and even betray the trust that we had with people working or living with us on a daily basis.

Will trust between fellow humans continue to be eroded by the daily grind of life, the struggle to stay in control of one's personal pursuits?

How can we help ourselves and others to discern who to trust and how much to trust? How much is too much in terms of opening up to others?

Can a trustworthy, caring and wise friend be found in this age of intense competition for worldly gains and personal survival?

Questions like the above can be answered only by You. But we definitely can seek guidance from those we think or feel are truly wise and caring and slowly find the kind of support we need from one another's life experiences.

Some may start to lose hope, or have lost hope entirely. Some may not be able to trust themselves or anyone ever again, or at least for a long time to come.

But there will be some, who will rise above the layers of mud (fears and desires) to reach for and finally find true happiness for themselves and others.

I hope this will become true for everyone of us here and everywhere some day.