When I first heard the phrase, “I hate humans,” I found myself scrambling for answers.
What makes people lose faith in one another? Is it betrayal, disappointment, broken promises, or the painful distance between what people say and what they eventually do?
A long, long time ago, a mentor told me:
“I trust nobody. I trust only my mother.”
Those words stayed somewhere in my memory.
Love All. Trust None.
Years later, a young woman I interviewed for my blog offered another perspective:
“Love all. Trust none.”
That simple statement lived profoundly within me for decades.
It sounded harsh, but life had taught me why someone might feel that way. People can promise loyalty and deliver betrayal. They can speak beautifully while their actions quietly tell a different story.
Then I remembered Professor Green expressing the feeling another way:
“I trust nobody. Sometimes, I don’t even trust myself.”
That was when the deeper lesson finally began to land.
Trust God. Trust Yeshua.
Human beings are human. We are imperfect, inconsistent and capable of getting things wrong. Even people with good intentions can disappoint us. Sometimes, we can disappoint ourselves.
That does not mean we should hate people or close our hearts completely. It means we must love with wisdom, exercise discernment and stop expecting human beings to occupy a place that belongs only to God.
Watch what people do, not merely what they say.
Anyone can construct an image. Anyone can wear a disguise. But a disguise can only survive for so long. Given enough time, character reveals itself. The truth slips through the cracks, and the camouflage eventually falls away.
“Love people, but anchor your ultimate trust in God.”
People Will Slip Up
Sometimes we become wounded because we trusted words before observing patterns. We believed apologies without looking for change. We accepted promises without asking whether someone’s behaviour supported them.
Words can introduce a person, but actions reveal them.
When the two repeatedly contradict each other, believe the pattern. You do not need to become bitter. You do not need to hate anyone. You simply need to see clearly.
Discernment is not cruelty. Boundaries are not hatred. Forgiveness does not require you to surrender your wisdom.
Do Not Place Your Destiny in Mortal Hands
Do not place your ultimate trust, identity or destiny in human beings, because we are all mortal and limited.
Place your trust in God. Believe that, with faith, discipline and consistent effort, you can pursue the desires He has placed within you.
Other people may support your dream, misunderstand it, celebrate it or attempt to discourage it. Their response does not determine its value.
Your responsibility is to remain faithful, keep learning, keep working and continue moving towards the life you believe you were created to live.
The Lesson I Finally Learned
I no longer believe the answer is to hate humans.
The answer is to understand humanity.
Love people without turning them into gods. Listen to words, but study actions. Allow trust to be earned through consistency. Forgive where you can, establish boundaries where you must, and never surrender your peace merely to preserve somebody else’s disguise.
Trust God. Trust Yeshua. Keep your heart open, your eyes clear and your faith anchored.
Then, whatever happens, continue to follow your dreams.
Follow Your Dreams
Discover more reflections on faith, purpose, resilience and becoming who you were created to be in Follow Your Dreams: The Book of Inspirational Quotes, Volume I by Aremuorin.
Written by Aremuorin
Àrèmúorin™ | Award-Winning Jazz, Soul & Inspirational Artist 
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