As a human I am constantly seeking to take care of what is important to me. Every action: Speaking, Listening, Emoting, physicality, is in some way taking care of my concerns.
The way I make meaning of what I observe is geared towards this through my listening and emotional structure.1
Not everything I observe is of concern, but caring will bias me towards interpretations that support what is important to me. Cultural narrative can hid these interpretations from me.
My Concernful activity is broad as there is much that is important to me. Underpinning everything are my Core concerns.
Writing is a concernful activity that helps me understand at a deeper level what is really important.
Distance—geographic and time—lessens the risk to my concerns, and if it doesn’t concern me, it doesn’t matter. Overseas natural disasters and wars fall into this bucket. I know they are tragic and sad, yet I don’t feel it the same way I might feel upset at not getting a favourite sandwich.