“Teach us to care and not to care”

“Teach us to care and not to careTeach us to sit still.”

“If we listen and observe carefully the dying can teach us important things that we need to learn in preparing for the end of our own life's journey.”

“An alarming number of parents appear to have little confidence in their ability to "teach" their children. We should help parents understand the overriding importance of incidental teaching in the context of warm, consistent companionship. Such caring is usually the greatest teaching, especially if caring means sharing in the activites of the home.”

“Teach me, Beatrice. I'll enroll in your university as your student. Teach me how to care for you.”

“Let us take care of the children...for they have a long way to go.Let us take care of the elders...for they have come a long way.Let us take care of the in-betweens...for they are doing the work.”