This morning's revelations about John Higgins have rocked the world of snooker, Higgins is world number one, reigning world champion and is respected as one of the ambassadors of the game. He is alleged to have agreed to accept a bribe to throw frames or matches in return for £250,000. If found guilty he will undoubtedly be banned from the sport he loves for what would effectively be life. It comes as a shock when we find out a sport is corrupt. As viewers we have to trust that the theatre of sport is real, without that trust we can invest none of our emotion and the sport becomes worthless. It strikes me that life is no different, when the trust is gone from a relationship, be it a love affair or friendship, it becomes worthless. Once you have shown yourself to be a liar to someone you love they can no longer invest in you, or certainly not until that trust is restored. They may still be in love with the person they once perceived you as but that person is lost. Trust is important and John Higgins is learning that lesson today.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8656905.stm
http://humanresources.about.com/od/workrelationships/a/trust_rules.htm
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