Care is understanding that durability does not mean immortality.

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

Something built well will last a long time, and it will not last forever. Treating durability as permanence is how good things get neglected: they seem beyond needing attention, and so nothing is done until the point at which they are past helping. Robustness buys time rather than immunity.

When something is described as built to last, ask what it needs anyway. The strongest things in your life still have a maintenance requirement, and their strength is often why nobody thinks to provide it.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What have you treated as permanent that actually needs tending?

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