To trust is to have either experience of or belief in, a favourable outcome. It would appear to be integral with the drive for pattern recognition, upon which both our skills and knowledge, are built.
Trust it would seam is foundational to the creation, storage and replaying of the memories that shape our personalities, actions and inter-actions.
Our actions arise from our desires and instincts, with the fight flight response taking over like a master circuit breaker to help keep us in the game.
The quality of our actions will be determined by the patterns we have learned and practiced. Skills can take years to embody, as we practice coordinating movements to a variety of situations.
There is no substitute for this kind of rich sensual experience, which is why specialists are so valuable. Its why we trust them to guide us and provide superior results in areas where we are less experienced.
Let us surmise then, that: uncertainty is a lack of trust, whereas deep pattern understanding would be the opposite.
The more conditions that need to be met, in order for us to feel comfortable, secure and at ease, the more we will need to seek and find trust that those needs will be met.
We turn to experts, particularly in times of scarcity or when we feel threatened, uncertain or insecure.
The word trust originates from Old Norse - Traust, confidence and safety and German Trost - to take comfort.
The greater our desire for something not apparent and the greater our concern over something that is, the more we will be compelled to seek trust. Where can we find trust? In skills born of experience or in beliefs.
Enter Knowledge
The Eighteenth century is known as the Age of Reason, or the Enlightenment, though it likely began much earlier. This was the birth of scientific deduction and the appreciation that knowledge had the power to influence life, liberty and property at the level of the individual.
At last we could gain pattern awareness from a myriad of masters without the years needed to re-learn everything from zero. At last we could trust and invest in comfort....... and invest we did, heavily..
Knowledge is a hairy beast indeed, and will, require copious amounts of coffee before being lured into its dark cave of tantalising secrets.
These thoughts are not my opinions, so I will not get upset if they are questioned or challenged, in fact I welcome curiosity, for that is what I find most interesting, thank you for reading.
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digital painting adapted from a beautiful photo by Stefano Ronchi
Wisdom as Action Series
Act 1 - Do you remember?
Act 2 - What is Love?
Act 3 - Feeling Swell
Act 4 - Bound to be Free
Act 5 - Trust Issues
Act 6 - Knowledge
Act 7 - All you Desire