I have blogged on this theme before, but I just came across this short video which I like on how love differs from attachment.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1946267742354348&id=1557825057865287
I don't think being attached to people is wrong. I think it's great when we are committed to hanging in through good and bad. Missing people who mean a lot to us is sign that they have a place in our lives. I don't think however it's helpful to have our definition of love based on purely attachments. I think it's completely possible to love strangers well in one off encounters. There doesn't have to be ongoing commitment. And when we hold lightly I think it's easier to stay present rather than dwell on what can build into resentment if we were instead expecting something in return. In a capitalist society keen on reaping rewards from any investment, modelling love that is not requiring reciprocation is counter cultural. It's not likely to be easy because we'll have those times of "but what about me?" I think it's worth giving a go tho?
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