(10) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (11) Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. (12) Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. (13) Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. (14) Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight.
Psalm 19, verses 10-14, King James Version
Part of a meditation “Earned Trust More Precious than Gold” from 2009 by Caterina Spinaris Tudor, Ph.D
Trusting one another acts both as relational glue and relational lubricant. Trust keeps people collaborating effectively. It helps us persevere and negotiate through difficulties and work through disagreements. Considering someone to be trustworthy motivates us to go the extra mile to help them. Trustworthy behavior increases good will and harmony.
Trust has a calming influence on people. It is a natural de-stressor, as it communicates a gut-level sense of security. If I know I can trust you—that you will not try to ridicule, exploit or hurt me, but that instead you care about my well-being—I can be transparent with you and receptive toward your feedback or interventions. Trust helps us lower our masks, be more honest and open, own our missteps, and receive correction. Trust is the basis for transactions, spoken and unspoken agreements, partnerships and alliances.
Words of Faith and Hope. Compare and contrast with the Words of Donald Trump.
Here are some alternate Trumpian Nuggets. An exercise in Comparative Linguistics. Trump is never shy, always ready with a word. A special effort has been made to verify that Donald Trump himself has spoken or written these words, exactly as quoted here, by consulting reputable printed and/or video sources on the internet. This List of Trumpisms will increase as the days grow fewer until November.
TN #!: Trump Interview with Chris Cuomo, CNN (August 11, 2015)
“I do whine because I want to win and I’m not happy about not winning and I am a whiner and I keep whining and whining until I win,” Trump told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday.
TN #2: Trump Rally Speech, Phoenix, AZ (July 11, 2015)
“I went to the Wharton School of Business,” he noted several times. “I’m, like, a really smart person.”
TN #3: Trump Rally Speech, Charleston SC (December 15, 2015)
“Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on,”
TN #4: Profile of Donald Trump in New York Times (May 1, 2011)
“It’s like in golf. A lot of people — I don’t want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist.”
TN #5: Trump on Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (September 11, 2015) (video)
“I think apologizing’s a great thing, but you have to be wrong. I will absolutely apologize, sometime in the hopefully distant future, if I’m ever wrong.”