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Trust in the Everyday

 


What does trust mean to you? Who do you trust the most and why? Why do we need trust in everyday life at all? What makes someone seem trustworthy? Let’s think about this!

I live in Transylvania, Romania. There are quite a few conflicts between different nationalities here. Injustice and prejudice is part of our everyday life and people are likely to look sideways at each other, mostly without any ground. It is difficult to overcome or set aside the entrenched feuds. People here are very colourful and diverse and they sometimes help, other times hinder each other.

It did not come as a surprise that I was addressed in Romanian upon leaving the university building. I was only surprised that it was a young boy’s voice, he could not be older than six. He was alone, he wanted to contact his father as they lost each other. He asked for my help to call him on my phone. I readily gave the phone to him and he took a few steps back to dial. My friend, who was standing next to me, was shocked, she could not believe that I just gave my phone to a stranger who could easily steal it. Her distrust was also increased due to the boy’s nationality.

In that moment, I realised that no bad thoughts had crossed my mind. I never supposed that the boy was not telling the truth or he would want to steal my phone. All I thought of was his desperate situation and the fact that I had the solution which I could give him with a small movement of my hand. It did not cost me anything. Of course everything happened just as I expected, he talked to his father, and I saw gratefulness and relief in his eye. He thanked me, gave back the phone and walked away.

It may seem naïve, it would not be the first time that people who are ready to help were tricked and ripped off; however, I believe that if I do the right thing, if I do good I can spread seeds that make the world a better place. Trust between people cannot disappear. We shall not let it happen. Often, it is just a little favour but it means more to the other person than you could imagine.

I trusted you, too! J

The blog entry was written by Kinga Kovács at the Roma Heroes workshop of the Independent Theatre Hungary.

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