I'd rather think better of others and be let down than to be bitter. I don't think their intentions are as good as I originally thought they might be. But I can't indulge in life if I'm doubting everything.

[Even it gets him called stupid or childish or simple. He's never been the one to cast total suspicion at first glance.]

It makes me feel like a pawn in a game, with our administrators as the game masters. [He frowns deeply.] I don't like feeling powerless.