Trust is Like a Tree
I just got an estimate to get a huge tree cut down in our backyard. I have wanted it gone from the day we moved in but until now , the family wasn’t convinced it should go. It is a huge Tulip Poplar tree. It has huge leaves and becomes a giant umbrella over our deck when the leaves are out. 
Now I am feeling a little bad about cutting it down. I have no idea how long it took to grow that big. Maybe 50 years? The guy who is cutting it down will take about 2 hours or less.
Trust is like that. Trust takes so long to build and grow. It’s like a tree growing. Just a little each day, hardly perceptible. 50 years and this tree can be gone in 2 hours.
50 years of trust can be killed in less than that. Don’t do it. If someone trusts you, in a marriage, in a business relationship, or just a friend. Don’t ruin it. Don’t kill it. Integrity demands that trust be upheld.
Once the tree is gone, we won’t be able to put it back. We could plant a new tree and grow it and someday, it might be as big.
It would take a long time.
So very true! It takes a long time to grow a tree just like it takes a long time to regain trust with someone!