On this day, Morrie says that he has an exercise for us to try. We are
to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on
another student to catch us. Most of us are uncomfortable with this,
and we cannot let go for more than a few inches before stopping
ourselves. We laugh in embarrassment.
Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl whom I notice
almost always wears bulky, white fisherman sweaters, crosses her arms
over her chest, closes her eyes, leans back, and does not flinch, like
one of those Lipton tea commercials where the model splashes into the
pool..
For a moment, I am sure she is going to thump on the floor. At the last
instant, her assigned partner grabs her head and shoulders and yanks her
up harshly.
"Whoa!!" several students yell. Some clap. Morrie finally smiles. "You
see", he says to the girl, 'you closed your eyes, That was the
difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to
believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people
trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too - even when you're
in the dark. Even when you're falling".
Source: "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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