Believe what you feel

Believe what you feel (Source "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom)

On this day, Morrie says that he has an exercise for us to try. We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us. Most of us are uncomfortable with this, and we cannot let go for more than a few inches before stopping ourselves. We laugh in embarrassment.

Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl whom I notice almost always wears bulky, white fisherman sweaters, crosses her arms over her chest, closes her eyes, leans back, and does not flinch, like one of those Lipton tea commercials where the model splashes into the pool..

For a moment, I am sure she is going to thump on the floor. At the last instant, her assigned partner grabs her head and shoulders and yanks her up harshly.

“Whoa!” several students yell. Some clap. Morrie finally smiles. “You see”, he says to the girl, “you closed your eyes, That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too –
even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling".



While I was reading this passage I remembered the evening when we had a session for Argentine Tango by Lui Gi. Amidst all the steps and techniques he could teach us in those three hours, he taught us something more.
He asked us to close our eyes and trust our partner to lead....
It was quite an experience... Firstly, it wasnt possible to make this connection with everyone. Secondly, it was surprising to find youself connect and trust the ones you do end up connecting with. And then you enjoy the lead and the dance so much that you would rather have your eyes shut... :)

A totally new revelation...about dance, and about Life...
"You may have to sometimes close your eyes to be able to listen to your heart..."