Story of Bali, Indonesia

The term trust corresponds with Erikson's term for stage of human development which theoretically become a basic attribute of the personality, expressed throughout life However in no way is it implied that this term and concept which is the same or similar to Erikson's is exactly interchangeable wit his although they have some things in common. Due caution has been erecised in applying Western psychology to the Balinese because of the risk of misinterpretation, As Hobart pointes out to import explanatory theories tend's to make nonsense of ethnography' and it makes more sense to characterize Bali in terms of their own cultural idioms.

There is in the Balinese a strong trait of trust-belief (B and I: Percaya). This sense of trust was discussed at length . Percaya means both trust and belief and these two attitudes go hand in hand. From birth to about three years, the child is in contact With a kind caretaker virtually all the time. Child abuse, especially of infant or toddler, is almost unheard of in Bali. From infancy through maturity, the Balinese develop and maintain an unfailing belief in the gods along with the other principles of the religion, which not only provide them with a sense of security but also play a governing role in their behaviour.

The Balinese grow up to trust their parents and elders because they have always been taught to respect them. 'They trust the priests, high priests, and balian who are needed by the gods for communicating their wishes and directives to the people. They trust the village headman and the banjar headman and believe the laws of the community are in their best interests. They place unflinching trust in their ancestors* traditional customs, believing that these will help them succeed and have a good life. This is why they honour God and their ancestors, and give them regular devotion and offerings. The sense of security experienced by the Balinese is enhanced by their feeling of closeness to their ancestors, community, and the spirits, both their own spirit companions (i.e., the sibling Spirits') and others.

The power of trust-belief illustrated by the following summary of treatment by a balian. A family once consulted a balian, who was a trance medium, because of concern over the death of a family member and family problems which they believed were caused by evil persons in their village. Then the balian for into a trance, he spoke first as God who informed the family that the woman's death was caused by two persons, a man and a woman, not relatives, but -neighbours who put a spell in the deceased woman's household gate.

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