She was so utterly and absolutely willing
To take his word for it.
And, as far as we have been told,
It never once crossed her mind
That she might verify what he said
Before choosing to believe it.
And to this day, as we look back
On what her indiscretion has cost us,
So very many of us live by that same
Cavalier spirit—
Believing whatever we want,
Even when we know better
Or should know better,
And without lifting a finger
To check it out—
As if we were under
No obligation whatsoever
To the Truth.
