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Trust and betrayal
CAN YOU EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT HOW TRUST INCLUDES BETRAYAL, AND HOW A TRUST THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE BETRAYAL IS AN INCOMPLETE TRUST? THIS IS A CONCEPT THAT IS TOTALLY INCONCEIVABLE TO ME AND OTHERS. I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS AND IF A MORE CLEAR EXPLANATION OR A DEEPER EXPLANATION OF THIS CAN BE OFFERED UP, IT COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE.
Response
I have had a great deal of time to think about this question starting from the moment (recorded in Good Grief - 1997) in which this concept - that trust includes betrayal - was first brought "through" to me. The way that I have held it is by imagining literally someone in whom I have complete TRUST. Complete TRUST means that there are no conditions to that TRUST - that trust is so complete that even an action that looks and feels like betrayal is seen from the point of view of that complete TRUST. I have to TRUST that this action (i.e. the betrayal) comes from a place that is beyond my understanding - I don't know the cause and effect of every action in the universe. I trust this action and that, ultimately, it is part of the dance of creation and destruction that holds the world in place. I have experienced this kind of trust only in my relationship with God. I have struggled to bring this kind of trust into my personal relationships and have not succeeded. It is, perhaps, a standard towards which one strives. Thank you for the question.