What do you believe?

There's so many things one person can believe in. There's sports teams, family members, a character on a tv show, fairies, trolls, world peace, God, teammates, unicorns, Hogwarts, a pet, and lies. I find that people believe in lies the most. I know I do...or at least I used to. The only reason why people believe in lies is because they have already put their complete and absolute trust in someone or something. So if their trust is already fully out on the table why else wouldn't someone believe in a lie? Until recently I've always been one to believe in lies. I've never had a reason not to believe people, until now. My whole world has changed with the new thought processes that I've been having. Now granted, not everyone has lost my trust in the world (that would make me paranoid as all get out). But certain people have lost my trust and do I think they'll get it back? I don't know! I don't even know what I'm having for lunch today.

So when people believe in these lies, when does this make believe become reality? For me it happened within a few days. I could piece together the made up stories like a puzzle, not to mention the truth was finally revealed by people closest to them. So when reality is finally found and space is used how much can a person believe of the previous conversations and actions done? How much of these past two years was real and how much of it was a lie? I feel like not a day goes by without thinking about how much I didn't lie, about how much I was open and real with this person, and how stupid I was to do any of that. Does this also mean that they couldn't trust me enough to tell me the truth? Makes me question the kind of person that I have become....but then again, it makes me question the kind of person they have become as well. Why does a lie need to be told in order to get attention? I would rather have someone get my attention by showing me how much money they have rather than listen to someone tell me a lie.

It's an unending cycle. People lie to get what they want, other people believe them, the truth comes out, people make up, and another lie is told. So how do we break this cycle? This is the step where I've been stuck at. Is it about forgiving and forgetting? or maybe forgiving and helping? These are the questions that will help me move forward with this situation and future situations that arise (lets hope their won't be too many). I've always been one to believe in lies. But now I'll believe you until you lie to me and then....well, I can't seem to make myself believe you again. What do you believe in?