David Whyte

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Care

doesn't care that often, we don't want to care

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David Whyte
Mar 12, 2025
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CARE

doesn’t care that often, we don’t want to care: care is something we are made to do and care is something we are helpless to guard against, in both senses of the word; that is - all the ways we care and all the ways we are careworn by care.

We are born into an interwoven network of care, and finding out exactly what we individuall…

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