One of the reasons that so many people are deceived so often, is that we look at the symbols that people represent by the clothes that they wear, their general look and demeanor, the words that they speak, and the body language that they present, and believe that we know them, even though we have just met them. So that, those that know how to act the part by their appearance which is nice and pleasant looking, in addition in speaking in a calm and considerate manner, lure us into believing that because of their looks and the words that they represent, that they must be good and trustful people.
While there are plenty of people that are good people, that do dress nicely and speak with consideration, there are other people that mimic this look and behavior in order to take advantage of us, so that, it isn't good enough to come to conclusions about people, just on their basic image and words, but rather it behooves us to actually want to engage them in a conversation and to thereby get to know the other person, before we make any sort of commitment, monetarily or other, that will take something of value of ours, such as our money or our reputation, and have it be vulnerable to someone that we do not honestly know.
It is important to develop discernment, for in this world, not everyone that appears to be of good character is of good character, and not everyone that appears to be someone that has a questionable character is actually questionable, for there are many people that do not look the part in our eyes, but perhaps their lack of the aura of authenticity is because their background is different, or we have preconceived prejudices based on how certain people look or dress and ought to look and dress, which prejudges our viewpoint and poisons our discernment.
When we only take our cues only from the surface look of someone and a few considerate words that are spoken to us, we aren't doing enough to utilize our intelligence and our experience to know this person, that we have just met and that we actually do not know much of anything about. While there isn't anything wrong with returning politeness and consideration with the same to another, when one person clearly wants something of value from us, it is our obligation to find out more about them, for our value should not be something that is ever cheaply given away, or through tricks by the other, taken from us.
This so indicates, that those that look the part, may not actually be the right part, for they have ulterior motives in mind, that are well disguised by their being able to project themselves as something that internally they are not. Clearly, if you want to fool someone, it is far easier to do so, when you have the accouterments and symbolism that represents goodness, but have larceny in your heart. This means, that those that are most dangerous to us, are those that are able to lure us in, which are often people that are able to play their role in a manner, in which we drop our guard, to our own ultimate regret.
This is a world, in which not everything that glitters is gold, so it is up to us, to test those things that give off those golden rays of gold, and if is gold, to appreciate the value of such, and if is not, to expose the falseness of it.