Trust

There is no action without reaction, no choice without consequences. We are all accountable for our words and actions. Live and tell the truth and life is easier. 

~ Author Unknown

When discussions go on in group conversations, one topic tends to come up - what is your biggest pet peeve? I never really knew what my exact answer could be, until something happened to me to make me realize how much I valued it. One of the biggest qualities I look for in a true friend is by far honesty. With that being said, I think my biggest pet peeve are liars. I do not like people who lie to me about something they supposedly did or something someone else supposedly did. What is the point of a lie anyway? Just like the saying says, "Truth and time will tell." Fact of the matter is, the truth will come out in the end. It always does. I think it is sad that people feel the need to lie in order to gain something. I mean how does it feel to know you only gained something because you lied. I know that I would feel like I cheated, which is why I cannot lie. I try to be the most honest person I can be because I do not like how it feels to be lied to. One lie can hurt several people and even if you may not have intended to hurt someone, the lie can spiral out of control and ultimately hurt others. If someone lies to me, the trust that we once shared is now gone. It is very hard to gain my trust in the first place since I rarely trust people. I feel it is easier to only trust myself because then I can't be hurt as much. I've been hurt a lot in the past and have learned to deal with the pain that the hurt has caused. Some of the things people have done to me in the past have hindered the person I am and caused me to have trust issues. You have to gain my trust because to me trust does not come easy. So when someone lies to me, that trust has gone out the window and allows me to see a person for who they really are. In time, I may forgive you because I do not like to hold a grudge, but I will never forget what someone did to me to hurt me.