As the name implies, Trust Walk is an activity that aims to build trust between pairs or groups of people. In its simplest form, it works by blindfolding one of the participants and having him weave through obstacles under instructions from his seeing partner. When successful, it brings people much closer to each other, but otherwise it just causes injuries and animosity between partners.
One of the lessons taught by the Trust Walk is that your eyesight is very important. If you don't have any practice moving around blind, you're going to be bumping into stuff. Whether you build any trust or not during the game is up in the air, but surely you're going to come out relieved that you can actually see.
In life, people are usually only given a single pair of eyes to work with, and they are therefore something to treasure and take care of. Even when your eyesight goes blurry, there's still a chance that a skilled surgeon can do something for you; what's important is that you don't leave things to chance and always be on the lookout for any problems.
If you want, you can look at Trust Walk as “bonding and learning through trauma”. You may not be building any trust with every fall you take, but at least you're learning to appreciate your eyes more. It may just be a game, but it gives you a glimpse of how difficult it is to live without the sense of sight.
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