there comes a time when trusting strangers for the very basic needs of life becomes the only option . . .
she does not know you. and neither do i. yet you cook her food, shower her, see to it that she goes to the bathroom and is tucked safely in bed. she trusts you will hook the oxygen up right, raise the bed rails and not let her fall. i trust that you will care for her as much as i do.
the vulnerability is mind-boggling. you have her life and well being in your very hands by nature of where you successfully filled out a job application and aced an interview. this is not to say you are not a quality individual - i bet you are - i pray you are! this is about the side of the fence we sit on.
you see today, tonight and for the next days until the time ends we will trust you and your judgment. but once your services are no longer needed i would no more trust you than the man in the moon. our lives will no longer intersect unless it is a random passing at wal-mart or the mall on a dateless day in the future.
where does that trust that i relied on to allow me to sleep at night go once she no longer relies on you? why do i not trust those who i meet randomly like i trust you? or maybe i do - am i alone in that strange sense of trust? call me a fool or call me naive. just make sure you call me if she needs me.
she does not know you. and neither do i. yet you cook her food, shower her, see to it that she goes to the bathroom and is tucked safely in bed. she trusts you will hook the oxygen up right, raise the bed rails and not let her fall. i trust that you will care for her as much as i do.
the vulnerability is mind-boggling. you have her life and well being in your very hands by nature of where you successfully filled out a job application and aced an interview. this is not to say you are not a quality individual - i bet you are - i pray you are! this is about the side of the fence we sit on.
you see today, tonight and for the next days until the time ends we will trust you and your judgment. but once your services are no longer needed i would no more trust you than the man in the moon. our lives will no longer intersect unless it is a random passing at wal-mart or the mall on a dateless day in the future.
where does that trust that i relied on to allow me to sleep at night go once she no longer relies on you? why do i not trust those who i meet randomly like i trust you? or maybe i do - am i alone in that strange sense of trust? call me a fool or call me naive. just make sure you call me if she needs me.
Every day we trust it is just not as evident as the situation you are in now.
ReplyDeleteWe have to trust other drivers, people serving our food, transporting our children, teaching our children, providing us with clean water, electricity, the list goes on.
It really is amazing how much we trust others everyday, but when it comes to close relationships, we question TRUST!