Care

ममता

When does care nourish, and when does it control?

Core answer

A proposal to examine

Care is the feeling and activity of nurturing and protecting the body of a related person. It becomes control when bodily protection is confused with authority over the other's conscious choices. Clear care supports health and capability while leaving understanding and decision where they belong, within the other self.

Reflection

In one caring relationship, separate what the body needs from what the other person must understand for themselves.