How Care was born

To illustrate the importance of Care we took a very old tale, of Greek origin, retold by Hyginus, who died in the 10th year of our era. Hyginus was a man of several intellectual interests and adapted them to the terms of the Roman culture. What we bring to you, however, is Heidegger’s translation from the Latin original.

“As 'Care' once crossed a stream, she saw some clay: she picked up a piece thoughtfully and began to shape it. While she considered in herself what she had created, Jupiter came up to her. Care asked him to provide spirit to the clay form. This he was pleased to do for her. But when she wished to give her name to her creation, Jupiter would not allow it and said that his name ought to be given to it. While 'Care' and Jupiter argued over the name, the earth (Tellus) came up and wanted the creation to be named after her since she had, afterall, given it a part of her body. The three claimants asked Saturn to settle the matter. And Saturn gave them an apparently just decision as follows: 'You, Jupiter, because you have provided the spirit, should receive the spirit when the creature dies; you, earth, because you provided the body, should receive the body. But because 'Care' first shaped this creature, so should it be that she possesses it as long as it lives. And because the name is subject to dispute, so should it be that it is called "homo", since it is made out of earth ("humus").”

What can be concluded from this tale?
That the task of taking care of and caring for, as it was granted to Care, became the true and eternal essence of human beings. That each individual deserves to be loved and respected, because they were first loved by God and this love must last their whole life long. Care can also be translated as concern, esteem and sense of responsibility for a Loved One or for an object.
Caring for someone’s body is paying attention to the spirit that animates them, said a spiritual master.
Care, in fact, equals another word of four divinely intense letters: Love.