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Not Caring

Not Caring is an Active State

Nitzan Hermon
Sepia survey photograph of the terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs
Summit of Main Terrace in 1878 Looking South. Mammoth Hot Springs. Source

Not caring is an active state.

It should not be confused with indifference.

All engagement is active and is an opportunity for self-knowledge.

All engagement with the world is engagement with yourself.

We pass by things all day long, and we pass them because they don’t (1) mean anything (2) to us.

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