ATTACHMENT

 There were people standing around the pit, wailing aloud. As the last handful of mud obscured the dead, the crying seemed to reach it's crescendo. Nobody could understand what those shouts meant, but felt the stabbing pain. Some sniffed in silence while some seemed confused.

Let me ask you a question. Why do people commit suicide? Because for them, when life becomes impossible , when their existence becomes painful, they find an escape. The escape is what we call death. Do they not love themselves??? Well!  I may differ with some of you but they do. They protect themselves from the pain by finding the fire exit. Let's not dwell away into the intricacies. My point?? When death is considered a relief, Why do we cry when our loved ones die? 

It's called ATTACHMENT. When someone alive or dead moves far away, we remember  those memories. The memories that were once your happy place now start to bring immense sadness. You miss their presence, you miss their physical existence, you miss their laughter and so on. Sometimes some of us go as far as feeling guilty, blaming ourselves. Look at us! We, who are mere mortals living this little life thinking we could have changed someone's fate. Life is a journey , not a convenience. It goes on it's way , not ours.Everyone of us move in straight lines , while some lines intersect , some overlap , some move on all parallel. But it's all headed ahead and some lines just disappear before ours. We consider those lines incomplete or ended-too-soon but I'm reality that was the whole length of their journey. 

You may love them but attachment overtakes love . It is an illusion in your mind that seems far from reality. It is a mirage, yet nurtures the lies that our emotions prey on.I agree that it is not easy to let go but it turns out it is the root cause of suffering. Then what is the difference between Love and attachment??

Love is a liberating force , attachment is an entangling process. Love is hoping , believing that the this person is in a better place . That he finished his cycle of life and accept the void. By immersing yourself and your pain in their happiness. There is love in holding on , love in sacrificing, love in letting go. ATTACHMENT comes because we are afraid of change, the lonely life ahead, the inability to forgive ourselves, to be on our own. The attachment to materialistic things, worldly riches , people and everything else is a vague concept because it exists because of our five senses. Life has always been mysterious, never works based on our thoughts or needs, it just happens and we move with it. 

When you distance yourself from attachment, force yourself to continue in reality, when your illusions and pragmatism intersect, that's when you transcend. Transcend to a higher form , a more secure and peaceful form. I hope today , we all find the strength power to ramain in the present, accept the past and just slip into the future, no hopes , no expectations just as it happens fresh and raw. Because the only truth that exists is the breath you take in and beath that you give out , as we continue living in between those two.

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