A thief/liar/cheater finds it difficult to trust others…
They always assume others will play them the same way they play others.
They judge others just as they are themselves.
By the same token…
A kind/honest/trustworthy person will also assume everyone is that way…
If I’m honest I will assume EVERYONE is also honest…
If I’m an liar I will assume EVERYONE is also a liar…
We ALL judge others the way we are ourselves.
We ALL have a particular baseline standard that we hold ourselves and others to.
Just be aware of what that baseline is.
If you pretend to be honest and trustworthy…people are bound to eventually find out you are NOT… because EVERYONE is not as stupid as you assume they are.
Moral of this story…
Assume less…go with what people REALLY show you and not what or who they ‘try’ to convince you they are.
