Caring
We say we care, but do we really? More to the point, can we? Caring goes beyond an attitude of good intentions. Caring requires that we are attentive to a person’s needs, that we are there when the going gets tough, that we make sacrifices if necessary. Caring is not an abstract philosophy of love or a short-term nod to empathy. Caring is an action verb – and it’s always local and personal. We simply do not have the human capacity to care for everyone and everything. So let’s choose carefully who we care for and what we care about.
— Wayne Visser
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