I care about all of it. I care about all the large issues that affect the world or my country or my community. I also believe that the personal is political, and that all the little issues in my personal life are mirrored by larger policy issues in the political arena.
I want to make the world a better place, as best I can. I’ve cared too much about this—no—I’ve taken on too much responsibility for change in the past, or expected to be able to do much more than it was possible for me to do. I’ve been scaling that back, and expecting to be able to do little or nothing. That way, if anything does happen, I can be happier about it, or even feel like my work actually accomplished something.
I care for individuals. I care for societies. I care about morality and justice and pragmatism. I care about my health and the health of others. I care about my family and my community; my neighbors and my family; my friends and colleagues.
Once I had a client who, after working with me for while, turned and said with astonishment in her voice, “You really care, don’t you?” Yes, I do. I actually do. And I act on it. And that is what motivates me to answer questions here, too. I really do care.