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I've never considered forgiveness and trust to be exclusive ideas. I'm reminded of Ghandi on his deathbed, forgiving his assassin. I always interpreted this as a combination of 1) religious (mumbo jumbo, from my perspective) and 2) an act of example for the purpose of teaching non-violence, simply seeing those two ideas as something that overrode the trust issue (he wouldn't trust the asshole not to try and assassinate him again, obviously). It was the ultimate example of not seeking retribution. But looking at it through the lens of forgiveness and trust being separate, the sentiment takes on a different meaning.
I'm going to have to think about this.
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