guard the treasurer

Guard the treasurer

Objective:

To experience how difficult life could be without trustworthiness.

Group size:

Each group can consist of up to 6 members.
Time Required: 20-30 minutes.

Material required:

A handkerchief or small piece of cloth for every group

Procedure:

Members of each group stand in a circle of about 6 feet diameter. One member stands at the centre of the circle and keeps a handkerchief in front of him; he is to guard his treasure, which is the handkerchief.

The members on the circle can approach the centre to snatch away the treasure. If the guard toucheswhosoever wants to snatch the treasure, that person should leave the treasure and go back six steps.

Then only can he return to the circle and continue to play the game. Whosoever manages to snatch the treasure and go out of the circle becomes the treasure owner and comes to the centre to guard his  treasure. The one who lost the treasure will join the rest of the group members and will try to snatch the treasure. The game continues until the majority of the members will have managed to snatch the treasure at least once.

Trust is one of several social constructs, an element of the social reality. It does not exist outside of our vision of the other. This image can be real or imaginary, but it is this one which permits the creation of the Trust. Other constructs, frequently discussed together with trust, are: control, confidence, risk, meaning and power.