It is instances like this which happened in Indiana, where nothing really happens period, that give me faith that there are good, decent human beings out there who DO generally care about others. I know that sounds like I hate people...but for the most part I do because they are stupid, arragent, distasteful, and selfish. However, when you look deep down you can find some who truly are good (a la "I see the good in you father (Darth Vader) let go of your hate"). Hooray humanity!
It is especially amazing how much money this woman, who already has two kids on top of that, was so willing to give that amount of money (granted it is from a foundation she started) to help out a girl who desperately wanted to go to college. The money is an investment in the future of someone who she trusts to spend the money wisely.
Trust...what a marvelous word. It is so vague yet so specific. It is easy for someone to say "I trust you" but what do they really mean? I trust you to be honest with me? I trust that I know you will not lead me astray? I trust that I know you will lie to me? It can any degree of exceptions to the definiton. This girl could take that money and run off and never look back. She could also become a productive member of society, if not already, by going to college and getting that much deserved education. Trust. I said it was easy before but that can be a gross understatement as well. For some their trust is not so easily given out, for others it is. I trust a lot of my friends and family with my life and my secrets but it was not always easy to do. You get burned sometimes and it stings for a long time trying to figure out how to handle it and how to move on but the important thing to remember, as is one of my mantras, is that when you get hurt you get back up and it only is detrimental to you if you do not learn something from it. It is not cowardly to trust in others to help you, it is not inhuman to trust your instincts that you will make the right decision, and it is amazing the feeling you can have when someone you trust is there for you no matter what and, sometimes, without ever having to ask. I think we all strive to have at least one of those people that we can trust with our problems, with our secrets, and with our life. That person that will never lead you astray, that person who will stand by you no matter what life throws your way, that person who will pick up the phone at 4 am if you need to talk about something, that person who will show you that other side to the story you're spinning, and that person who, at the end of the day, is the person you will go to and thank for everything they ever do for you. We don't do that enough, we don't thank those who push us, those who have looked out for us, and those who have meant the most to us. So do it. Do it now. Go tell that person or persons that you have been thinking of throughout this entire rant. You know there is a person who first came into your mind when you started reading this and I hope that you tell them enough how you feel. I, honestly, have not done what I preach as of late and that is why I feel it is important to drill this into the heads of all you readers out there. Trust...what a marvelous word.
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