Pain, hurt, broken hearts, betrayal, sadness.

All of these come when it’s broken.

Honesty, friendship, loyalty, respect, love.

All of these come when it’s earned.

It’s a simple concept.

Yet, it’s a hard execution.

It’s the best gift.

Yet, it’s the hardest to give.

Its reward is priceless.

Yet, we withhold it out of fear.

It’s the epitome of self exposure and it hurts like hell.

But without it we would likely be alone.

Without it we would have no community.

Without it we would not grow.

It may be hard and it may backfire sometimes, but it’s what we need to connect.

Trust.