The Nature of Trusting Others in Our Daily Lives

I brought up the following topic at the dinner table, and the conversation that ensued really got me thinking.

Does everyone realize how many people you have to trust to live a normal life? Of course, many people regard their family and best friends as the ones that they trust the most, which is usually a very good thing, as those are the people you most likely see quite often and who you are closest to. At first, it might seem as if trust ends there. However, think about it. Unless every moment of your life is spent in a self-made cage that you made from scratch, without any tools or materials, eating absolutely nothing, the chances are high that you trust a LOT of people. Every time that you buy something from someone else, you're trusting them not to put something toxic or dangerous inside of it. Every time that you ride in someone else's car, or bus (or other vehicle), you're trusting them not to crash or do something wrong, and even if you're driving the vehicle, you trust every single other car on the road not to crash into you. If you're an average person, you probably trust every single person that you see in your daily life (what if you were afraid that every single person you crossed was about to throw a punch at you, or worse?)- to a certain extent- people some more than others, of course, and rightly so.
Though this requires people to be reliant on so many other people, this is not a bad thing. It means that there is definitely good in the world, and an abundant amount, because otherwise humans would not- and should not- trust others as much as they do.

I realized how many times I post poems on here about something depressing like death, so I thought about life and happiness instead. That was a bit of a rant up there, but I hope you still liked it! :)

-Cora