To trust. To entrust

The first time you took the train alone, you held your ticket tight. You knew the platform, but you didn't know exactly what would happen once you stepped inside: who would sit beside you, if the train would be on time, or what you would find at the end of the line.

You boarded anyway, with the look of someone thinking: it might just work out. That is trust.

Entrusting is different. It’s when you hand the ticket to someone else. It’s when you say: "You lead the way this time." Because you’ve realized you don’t always have to do it all alone.

There will be moments when you are the one at the helm. You’ll set the pace, make the hard calls, and carry others with you. But there will also be moments when you allow someone to walk beside you, to help you, to carry the weight.

Both will make you grow.

The platform is there. The train is departing. You step on.