A couple days ago, in my daily course of business, I found myself walking behind a lovely couple on a busy sidewalk.\u00a0 The gentleman was having a good time, laughing, dancing, immersed in his own personal space and thoughts, oblivious to the bustling world around him \u2013 in what many people call \u201cthe zone.\u201d\u00a0 I was quietly enjoying being in the moment of witnessing his free-spiritedness.\u00a0 It was then when his companion said, \u201cHoney, this lady behind us is trying to get by us,\u201d to which he replied bluntly, \u201cI don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n
His words, at first blush, were coarse and stinging.\u00a0 And they lingered in my thoughts for quite a while as I contemplated the feelings and energy behind this abrupt declaration:\u00a0 I don\u2019t care. \u00a0<\/i>And as with all the events in my life, it served as an opportunity for me to really think and reflect upon what this meant to me. \u00a0And what I kept circling around in my thoughts was, do people actually ever truly not care<\/i>?\u00a0 Is it possible for us to not care<\/i>?\u00a0 And if we really do care<\/em>, why do we say we don\u2019t<\/em>?<\/p>\n Maybe it has become easier to simply not care \u2013 or at least pretend we don\u2019t<\/em> — to bury our heads in the sand and willingly go where the winds of change happen to take us. \u00a0Kind of like we do when our car pulls up to the red traffic light right next to the man or woman holding up a sign that says “Please help. \u00a0Anything is appreciated.” \u00a0Do we really not care when we look the other way in an effort to avoid eye contact? \u00a0Do we really not care when we choose to not give him or her a buck or two?<\/p>\n We seem to care when tragedy strikes, like the tornado in Oklahoma, the explosions in Boston, Hurricane Sandy, or the Newtown shootings.\u00a0 Facebook walls fill up with posts of inspiration and hope, and the masses rally together to bring aide to those in need. \u00a0In these types of situations, the level of care being expressed is tangibly felt. \u00a0But what happens to us the rest of the time?\u00a0 What happens to Humanity in the day-to-day of our lives in the way we interact with each other, the way we listen to each other, the way we honor each other?<\/p>\n Do we only care when what is happening is “about us”?<\/p>\n What makes us care?<\/p>\n What would make us not<\/em> care?<\/p>\n Money?<\/p>\n Competition?<\/p>\n Recognition?<\/p>\n Worthiness?<\/p>\n Pain?<\/p>\n Suffering?<\/p>\n Love?<\/p>\n I realize in my own life how often on a daily basis I say \u201cI don\u2019t care.\u201d\u00a0 Sure, it might be as benign as \u201cWhat would you like to have for dinner?\u201d\u00a0 I don\u2019t care.<\/i>\u00a0 \u201cWhat movie would you like to see?\u201d\u00a0 I don\u2019t care.<\/i>\u00a0 Or perhaps it carries with it a heavier negative energy like \u201cHoney, this lady behind us is trying to get by us.\u201d\u00a0 I don\u2019t care.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n Might we be well-served to consider abandoning this three-word statement altogether as part of our announcement to the universe that, yes, we do actually care? \u00a0And not only do we care, but that we are consciously demonstrating a level of care that reflects our highest truth, even when our truth may differ from that of another.\u00a0 When we are no longer afraid to express our own truth, we will no longer desire to hide behind the mask of not caring.\u00a0 And when we no longer hide behind the removable mask of “not caring,” we will see the illusion, we will understand it, and we will then experience our own Divinity.<\/p>\n (Lisa McCormack is the Managing Editor & Administrator of The Global Conversation. She is also a member of the Spiritual Helper team at www.ChangingChange.net, a website offering emotional and spiritual support. 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