# BlogElul 11: Trust

I Trust You to Use it Well

My mother’s philodendron lived for thirty-seven years—

twice repotted, watered frequently, and in a place filled

with light that streamed in between slotted blinds—

My mother bought the plant, a vacuum cleaner and a dining
room table after I moved into my own home

Each month she sent me money to do with as I wished

She never asked how I spent the money she sent 
when she received my father’s pension check

It never occurred to me to ask what she did without