00:00A boy called Alex went to see the priest because he felt desperate and misunderstood.
00:04His parents no longer believed him and blamed him for everything that had gone wrong,
00:07although this time he was innocent.
00:09As Alex explained his situation to the priest, his mind went back to what had happened.
00:13Alex remembered hiding his school grades, only for his mother to find them in the rubbish.
00:17He remembered begging his parents to let him go to a friend's house to study for an important
00:21project, despite being grounded, only to be caught at the skate park instead.
00:25He remembered the sadness in his parents' eyes when they saw him there,
00:28and the times he had stolen money from their pockets.
00:31The flashbacks ended and Alex pleaded to the priest,
00:34Yes, I lied to them before, but what they're accusing me of now isn't true.
00:37If I'm telling the truth, why don't they believe me?
00:39The priest looked at Alex and replied,
00:41Trust is like a delicate flower.
00:43Every lie damages it until it's completely destroyed.
00:45When that happens, you have to be willing to invest time and love to make it bloom again.
00:49It doesn't happen overnight.
00:51Alex understood then that it was up to him to rebuild trust with his parents.
00:54He realized that it would take time, love, and understanding to help that delicate flower
00:58of trust grow again.
