One of the few people I always truly admired is David Carradine. He portrays His Kung Fu character so well, one would think that he was him. I had a dream about a year ago which featured David Carradine. In this dream I was talking with him, but I wasn't addressing him as "Mr. Carradine" or "sir", I was talking to him as if I had known him for years. I was addressing him by his first name. He seemed a bit taken aback by this. I sensed his uncomfortableness and distanced myself from him. He went his way, I went mine. A few moments later, he approached me and handed me a bag with a wad of money in it, $20 bills in Canadian currency. He said; "Would you mind holding on to this for me?" I wanted him to know that I could be trusted, so I accepted the money and told him I would. There was about five or six people standing around watching this exchange. After he left again, these people were staring at me with a "hungry" look in their eyes. I grew uncomfortable with this and went in search to find Mr. Carradine. When I found him I handed the money back to him and said; "David, I think this belongs to you." He gave me the most critical, drop dead look I have ever encountered with anyone. The way he looked at me made me assume that he was accusing me of stealing his money. At this point, I awoke from the dream.
Shortly after I awoke, a thought raced through my mind. It said; "If you didn't want the responsibility, why did you accept it?" This message hit me so hard it blew my mind! I have always had a problem with saying no to people, and I would assume responsibilities that were not my own "just because". Usually, I would regret doing it shortly after accepting it. Since I had that dream and Mr. Carradine delivered his message to me, I no longer take on responsibilities that I don't want. I have learned to say "no" when it calls for it. This wasn't about "trust", but about responsibility.