The other day, someone accused me of being 'naive' and he made it seem as if 'naive' is such a terrible thing to be. As if I allow every conman on the street to trick me out of my savings and as if I buy into all the frauds and scams that fly into town. The issue we were disagreeing over was the simple matter of trust. I chose to trust someone else who was as yet an unknown quantity to me, giving that other person the benefit of the doubt. I didn't give that third person the keys to my house... or the PIN to my bank accounts.... or the care of my son.... or the secrets of my life. I merely chose to give that person my friendship. However, this really upset my other friend who felt I should keep a distance and observe this other person first. Watch and wait for him to do something. Although I do not know what it is that I am supposed to watch for... By 'coincidence', this other friend is also the type to cultivate a coolly sarcastic facade. No mat...