I remember there was a moment when I think I learned how to care for another being, someone else other than myself. I think it was probably because she was my great-grandmother that I was much more readily able to do that.
I went over to her, and I held her held, and it sort of was spontaneous, like that is what wanted to do at that moment was hold her hand as she was beginning to move and pass on. So that’s something that I remember as a moment of mutual caring, in the way she was caring for us being there.
Because death is in many ways hardest for those that still live. But it’s also hard for those who pass away, and so there is an intensity of caring that I think I learned about. And I think it was an opening for my heart in terms of getting beyond just my concerns for my own person or my own ego in a way. So that’s one thing that I remember.
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." Leo Buscaglia
Some Questions To Ponder:
- Is caring a progressive value?
- When did you experience or learn some insight about caring?
- What's the opposite of caring?
- What is personally the most important progressive value to you?
- Do you have a personal story or anecdote of how you learned some insight into this value?
- How does this progressive value differ from conservative values?
More Progressive Values Stories
I am working on a documentary to answer the question, What are Progressive Values? So far, I have interviewed over 200 progressives and have placed over 400 video clips on YouTube with the various replies. This is part of a continuing series of interviews of progressives telling their personal stories about their progressive values.
Progressive Values Stories: Loni Hancock on Empathy and Caring
Progressive Values Stories: Joe Brewer on Empathy
Progressive Values Stories: Attica on Caring
Progressive Values Stories: Carol Dipple on Caring
Failed Conservative Values: Nancy Kops on Selfishness
Edwin Rutsch
What Are Progressive Values? Documentary Project
ProgressiveSpirit.com
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