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Trust vs. Mutual Interest
A few weeks ago, Michelle and I saw The International in theatres. There was one line that I wrote down on my crackberry that was really good. The one bad guy was talking to the other bad guy. The first bad guy said something about trusting the other bad guy. The other (worse) bad guy responded with”
“There is a difference between trust and mutual interest.”
Oh snap. I never want my marriage to simply be based on ‘mutual interest’… Fun. Relative ease. Kids. Making Payments. Making family happy. Standard of living. Sharing costs. Common goals. Safe things.
I want my marriage to be about trust… Secrets. Calling. Living for Jesus. Abandoning ourselves to each other. Passwords. Money. Faith. Hope. Love. Daring dreams. Dangerous things.
There is a difference between trust and mutual interest. While both are necessary, build trust.
March 13th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Wow! What an amazing way of looking at it. We can have common interests with so many people, but trust is way more rare. Unfortunately I think most North American marriages suffer from a deficit of trust and are merely based on common interest. That is not good enough for me, and I am so grateful to have a husband and friends who I TRUST.