attending..................

 

There are a near-infinite number of ways to categorize—hence, to perceive—a finite number of objects.  We do not and cannot attend with equal devotion to everything occurring always and everywhere around us.  Instead, with a glance, we prioritize the facts.  In doing so, we attend to very little and ignore much.  We do so in keeping with our aim.  We do so to gain what we need and want . . .

-Jordan B. Peterson, We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine