trust
I drove from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania last night. About eighty miles away. It's getting late. I'm late. If someone asks me how fast I drive, I have to invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination. Several times, I was trapped behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on the left. I clenched my fist impatiently.
Last night, I drove from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, about 80 miles. It is getting late. I am late. If someone asks me how fast I drive, I can only turn to the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution instead of self-incrimination. I was stuck behind a local train several times, and the road was narrow, and there was an insurmountable white line on the left, so I clenched my fist and was a little at a loss.
On an open road, I came to a crossroads with traffic lights. I'm the only one on the road now, but when I get close to the red light, the red light comes on and I stop. I looked left, right and behind me. It's nothing. There were no cars, no signs of headlights, but I was the only one sitting there, waiting for the traffic lights to change, at least a mile in any direction.
Somewhere on the highway, I drove to a crossroads with traffic lights. At this time, I was the only one on the road, but when the traffic lights turned red near the intersection, I braked. I look left and right, and then turn around. Nothing happened. There was no car or headlights, but I just sat there, waiting for the red light to turn green. I was alone a mile from Fiona Fang.
I began to wonder why I refused to run a red light. I'm not afraid of being arrested, because obviously there are no policemen around, and of course there is no danger.
I began to think, why didn't I run the red light? I'm not afraid of being caught, because there are no policemen around, and there is definitely no danger in running a red light.
Late that night, when I met a group of people in Fort Lewis and climbed into bed near midnight, I recalled why I stopped to wait for the light. I think I stopped because it was part of our contract with each other. This is not only a law, but also an arrangement for us. We believe that each other will abide by it: we will not run a red light. Like most of us, I prefer to be bound by social customs that disapprove of doing bad things rather than by any laws that oppose it.
That night, I met some friends in Fort Lewis. After going to bed near midnight, I remembered why I stopped and didn't make a breakthrough. I think I stopped because it was our agreement. This is not only a law, but also an agreement we have; We trust each other and abide by it: we can't run a red light. Like most of us, I should be good at restraining myself from doing bad things that are not allowed by the social code of conduct, not just because there are laws prohibiting it.
We used to believe that each other would do the right thing, which is amazing, isn't it? So do we. Trust is our first tendency. We must make a deliberate decision to distrust someone, or to doubt or doubt. These attitudes are not innate to us.
Isn't it amazing that we always trust each other to do the right thing? So do we. Trust is our first instinct. It is very difficult to make us distrust someone, doubt or disbelieve, because this attitude is unnatural to us.
This is also a good thing, because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust. If we don't trust each other most of the time, everything between us will fall apart. We keep our word. When we say we will appear, we will appear; When we said we would do it, we did it; We say pay, pay.
This is also a good thing, because our whole social structure is maintained by mutual trust rather than suspicion. If we don't trust each other most of the time, the whole social order will collapse and we keep our word; When we say we will be there, we will be there; We say send, we will send; We pay as we say.
In these things, we trust each other, and when we don't keep our promises, it's a departure from convention. It often happens that we don't act in an honest and trustworthy way, but we still think it is unusual. We are angry or disappointed with people or organizations that violate our trust in them.
We trust each other on these issues. If we break the contract, it will be abnormal. Although we often break our promises, we still think it is abnormal; We are angry or disappointed with individuals or organizations that betray our trust.
I was proud of running a red light that night.
I'm proud that I didn't run the red light that night.