Is everyone out there to get us? Can they really?

Amongst us, there are still many of us who are afraid of not knowing the other person that we worry what they could do to us, that bit of mistrust that always comes first. In doing so, we don't realize that we are admitting that others are smarter than us and we expect everyone else to earn our trust. Why don't we believe in our own ability, take the chance and deal with whatever that comes