Trust someone?

As the stranger drove off, I stood in the street, the postcard bending in my hand from the wind. I thought about posting the card, about how a simple act would transform a few square inches of ink and paper into a yea-long commitment to trust, and being trusted. How many small acts of trust do I commit to every day without thinking about it? How many promises, phone calls, emails, letters? What kind of network is formed by these pushes and pulls – how many knots, how many loose ends?
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At the last Dean meetup, everyone (at all meetups, in all cities) was asked to hand-write three letters to three "undecided" Iowa constituents, asking them to consider Dean as the candidate to vote for in the upcoming primary elections.

Discussions were heard about the room as we wrote the letters, at most tables, as people realized that they had to put a return address on the envelopes being sent to these strangers in Iowa. An invitation was included in the letters for the constituent to contact the letter writer for more information, in case they had questions or wanted to talk more.

For the next year or so, until the 2004 elections, I'm committed to respond to three people's questions and comments, if they choose to contact me. I've provided an open-ended option to three total strangers; now I wait.