Who Cares?

A student flunks. Who cares? A white-collar worker goes bankrupt. Who cares? A punch-press operator dies in a rush-hour traffic accident. Who cares? A tenant in a high-rise apartment commits suicide. Who cares?

Depersonalization, estrangement, isolation, the lonely crowd— these are the terms that characterize our age. We play the role We pretend that it doesn’t matter. But inside, we’re alone, desperately alone.

We seek acceptance and identity in strange ways. We join societies, clubs, groups, organizations, and churches And yet we remain unfulfilled and unloved.

Beneath our façade of sophistication, we battle doubts, fears, and anxieties. Silently we cry for someone to listen.

Is there anyone who cares? Is there anybody out there who cares?

I wrote this collection of essays over the last forty years. Its theme is why you matter. These essays draw from domains of knowledge such as religion, philosophy, science, and psychology and are rooted in personal experience. Some of them reflect my deepest convictions but others are highly speculative. My goal is to encourage you to discover for yourself that you matter without condition.