"But I Can't Live Without Him" . . . A post on attachment

Have you ever seen a young woman so distraught with grief because her boyfriend has dumped her? Have you ever witnessed an intelligent teenager become irritable because he cannot play his favourite video game at the moment? I see situations of this sort all the time at my high school and elsewhere. In almost every case of suffering, attachment can be found at the source. Attachment takes many forms: attachment to a person, to a treasured item, even to something as essential as clothing or food. All forms are equally destructive. If one cannot train himself to let go of everything he holds close, then he will always be enslaved to possession. If he does not prepare himself to give up everything he fears to loose, then he will never truly be free.