Trust

Trust is fundamental in society as it binds members to be together. We trust our friends to get along and our colleagues to work together. At a higher level, employees trust the management to take care of their welfare and protect the workplace. Citizens place trust in the police to secure against personal threats. We place trust in our political leaders to fulfil their promises made during elections or, if they cannot do so, to tell us their constraints so that, as voters, we can understand them. At a more personal level, we trust our parents and siblings to give us the space to grow and enjoy as family members. Trust is important in our multi-racial society as we greatly value our friends from different races to make society function well.

Trust is a relationship of expectedness. We expect the trust to derive from the person or institution we relate to. We trust the media to provide us with credible information so that they can be the bits that will guide us in making our decisions. We trust our banks to care for our money and not be part of the scammers.