Dollar For Dollar Value

It is a common belief that items that are of an intrinsic nature do not require any monetary price; ‘The best things in life are free’. In a dollar for dollar sense, this is certainly true. However, this does not mean that non-materialistic items come at no cost, this simply means that the price paid is less physical than a copper coin or paper note.
Tangible items require tangible cost; intangible items require an intangible cost.
It is almost impossible to go through life without at some point having to rely on others and in doing that, a person automatically relinquishes a particular amount of trust to that person. When anyone gives their trust to another, they are simultaneously allowing themselves to become vulnerable to a certain degree to that person. This means that at any time, there is a risk of intangible (and even tangible at times) cost.
When a person breaks another’s trust, it often leaves the latter feeling betrayed along with many other negative emotions. Their happiness levels may decrease and this may affect various aspects of their life both personal and professional. Furthermore, it is commonly said that ‘trust must be earned’. Through this we can assume that anything that must be earned, must have something relinquished to it for it to be gained. …show more content…
In the process of pursuing anything, personal time, commitment, energy, and often a lot of emotion is given into the pursuit and into that process. The same is said for love. Love (and even a platonic friendship) is not something simply given without the receiver having to give something in return. Any relationship whether romantic or platonic, fleeting or lasting, often requires a person to make a personal investment; put a small part of themselves into it. This means, that if anything were to go wrong either person may take a personal