THE ART OF SELECTIVE CARING PART TWO = APATHYOLOGY

THE ART OF SELECTIVE CARING PART 2

WHAT IS SELECTIVE CARING?

WHAT'S REALLY WORTH CARING ABOUT? 

Every one of us has a capacity to care and be happy. That’s good, and is a fundamental part of what enables us, as humans, to build sustaining communities and civilizations. At the same time, caring too much is hurtful, or even harmful — unhealthy obsession, caring’s dark side, can creep out and make one focused on trying to win at all costs, even if the end result is failure. Take a gambler, who’s undeniably passionate about pulling the one-armed bandit or takes a chance on innumerable other games, but whose high-rollin’ elation soon descends into depressing depths when they can’t beat the house.