Believe what you feel

Adapted from: "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom

A teacher had an exercise for the students to try. They were to stand, facing away from their classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch them. Most of the students were uncomfortable with this, and they couldn't let go for more than a few inches before stopping themselves. They laughed in embarrassment.

Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl crossed her arms over her chest, closed her eyes, leaned back, and did not flinch, like one of those Lipton tea commercials where the model splashes into the pool..

For a moment, all were sure she was going to thump on the floor.

At the last instant, her assigned partner grabbed her head and shoulders and yanked her up harshly.

"Whoa!!" several students yelled. Some clapped.

The teacher finally smiled, "You see", he said to the girl, "you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, so you have to believe what you feel. And if you ever want to have other people trust you, you must prove that you can trust them too - even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling".