 Caring for others while being at some point becomes our own self-interest. Our concern has to extend beyond our own private personal equanimity. How we understand and respond to insecurity is one of the most urgent questions of our moment because nothing less than the future survival of our species hangs in the balance. The myth of cura reminds us that insecurity is our birthright, but it does not instruct us how to cope with this discomforting gift.