Caring is an important part of the psyche of a decent human being.  As I become older, I am realizing the importance of self-care. If we don’t pay attention to our own necessities, the way in which we treat other people is altered.  Our ability to help the ones we love and care about is diminished if we ignore these things.

When we take care of ourselves, we are able to do more of what is helpful, and less of what doesn’t work.  That is because we are able to think more clearly when we are feeling well. Sometimes, doing the wisest thing in a situation requires a lot of thought and very clear thinking.  If we are not doing well ourselves, we can not do well for others either. This just makes sense.

To me, the hardest part about caring for others, is when there are too many emotions to deal with.  Sometimes, people don’t want your help even when they are close to you. The way we feel can be too much, or too little for the person to bear.  Only the person who is being cared for can determine the validity of our intentions. I guess we just have to do the best we can and hope for the best.

Besides caring about people, we can care about things too.  I believe that it is good to take care of the things we have.  But, I also think that people and other living creatures are more important than any of them could possibly be.  This is where you can see the importance of caring in the psyche of a person. If things become more important than human beings, a person can become morally bankrupt.  In my opinion, this is a major factor in the needless suffering of people. Caring too much about money is one of those things that contributes to the extreme inequality of wealth throughout the world.  

What a person chooses to care about is an integral part of a person’s character.  A major factor in our evolution as human beings determines what kind of world we live in both now and in the future.  What we care about will be at the heart of that evolution. Choose well.