A LESSON IN TRUST - "GRANNY I DROWNDED SEVEN TIMES!!!”

Many years ago, when my second son was merely a toddler, this was his excited shout to his grandmother after we had spent a morning at the pool. No, he hadn’t drowned and been miraculously resurrected, but what happened explains the nature of true trust.

We were sitting on the edge of the pool, feet dangling in the water, when he decided to roll forward into the water. I reached down and pulled him out, spluttering, and, with a few appropriate words, sat him back down beside me. Whereupon, with a smile, he rolled forward into the water again.

This happened a number of times, according to him seven, until I finally got him to understand that this was not the most sensible thing to do, as he was unable to swim.

But the fact that he could not swim did not matter to him at all, as he was in no doubt whatsoever that his dad would be there to pull him out.

This is the essence of true, absolute trust, the doubt-free assurance that dad’s hand would be there when needed to rescue him. It is this assurance, that we can rely on others to be and do what they have promised, that forms the basis of any human relationship. 

We call it trust.

The quality of any relationship, business, personal, whatever it may be, will sink or swim on the integrity of trust. 

And that integrity, for our side of the relationship, is completely in our hands. We need to be trustworthy at all times, in all situations, regardless of what the other party does.

My toddler son knew that, and showed it that day.

Post script: One of the most quoted wisdom proverbs says :’Trust in the Lord with all your heart………and He will make your paths straight’ – simple but powerful advice.

Terri Codd MCF Corporate Training & Life Coach: 076 751 3556: coddterri@gmail.com: terri@m-c-f.co.za: terricodd.blogspot.com