Recently I was with a friend who is a Liverpool fan. They were playing a game. Every now and again his phone would go off, telling him they had scored. He apologised. “You don’t mind if I look at this do you?” I don’t mind – it’s important to him, its something that he cares about.

Is there stuff you care about? Or do you just fade into the background, just another grey person with nothing to distinguish you from anyone else.

I’ve found that people can be too politically correct, not want to put their hand up and be counted, actually speak out about what’s important to them. It doesn’t matter what you care about really, just that there is something that gets you excited or fuels your passion. Whatever it is, it gives you zing, brings you to life. It will drive you to action and colour . It will set you apart from people around you. And when the chips are down it can give you something to live for, a reason to keep going.

What you really care about makes you who you are to some extent. If you don’t really care very much about anything then who are you, really?

What do you care about? How does that affect your life? How do you share that with others? How are you affected by what those close to you care about?