Blame it on me

This morning was difficult, for many reasons. Today, my question about life is, why do people feel the need to destroy things that they do not understand? I understand that the unknown can be frightening, but why do people seek to destroy the unfamiliar and only realize that the thing that they destroyed is the one thing that they need most?

Case in point, I had a situation where I was accused of something terrible against my child. For years, I lived with the stigma that I was an outright horrible, cruel person and parent. That hurt me to the core. Only for the person that began the rumor to find out first hand that the presumption was wrong.

We as people need to think about what we do to sully situations before we jump to conclusions and initiate actions that can totally change the course of life. I now have to face people who do not know me, but believe that they know of me; and should I consider to have any relationship with them, I will need to calm their concerns.

But moreover, my major concern is me getting over the disdain that I feel for the person and thier actions. How do I get over it enough to resume a loving, trusting relationship? When trust is broken and destroyed, can it ever be restored? Can you ever fully respect someone that you do not trust?