Trust Sandwich + "Benefit of the Doubt"

While it is virtually impossible to disregard the possibility of betrayal regardless of our relationship and closeness to others, we really do not have much space to go around when it comes to Trusting other people. We should not ask for our chosen friends to earn our Trust because being friends also mean that we should trust them. If someone wants to be friends with us, it is within our decision whether to Trust him/her and if we do not want to trust the individual, then we should decline their friendship. It would seem practical for us to ask for proofs of one's Trustworthiness, but in reality, whether we test them or not, there is always the same unknown percentage chance that would engulf the relationship. A person who cuts his right hand would seem pretty sincere, but in the end he could kill with his sinistra or left hand nonetheless (taken from Stratagems).

Of friends, Trust is given and not asked.

To avoid unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings, we should always look at the brighter side when it comes to the fault of our friends to avoid the corruption of a friendship. This is known as giving the benefit of the doubt. This practically means that we allow our friends to benefit from the situation that is still uncertain or with facts missing. If your wallet gets lost in your room with your friends sleeping over, there is a doubt that looms due to the uncertainty of the status of your wallet. Give your friends the benefit of the doubt by looking at the good side--meaning that you will presume that it is simply misplaced and not stolen. This is the same case with Justice where we presume that a suspect is innocent until provel guilty. I rest my case.