Two sculpted hands reach toward each other with a small warm glow between their fingertips against a dark blue background.

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Tuesdays with Morrie  ·  1997

Mitch Albom

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.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Wanting other people to trust you comes with a demand to trust them in return. Darkness and falling make that demand feel risky, not comfortable. The passage suggests that mutual trust matters most when you can't see what comes next or keep control by yourself.

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