Detachment

2017, a year that taught me what is detachment. That is a very deep word and a deep life realization. But that was not the first time I came across that word.

It was 2013, got a chance to read a book, i dont really remember the title, but it was something related to Buddha. I totally agree with detachment from materials and stuff but not for the relationships. As human beings, we are living as socially dependent community. Our family are so important to us. How to just detach everything? I closed the book and never think about it again.

No matter who say what, few lessons are  only learnt by personal experiences. That's how i learnt about detachment too. Day by day, the importance of detachment is so clear to me.

But again, how to detach, when we are so attached to everything? When i started to believe in detachment, i was very confused. Again, it took a lot of life experience to realize how to practice it in life.

Somehow, we are still living in a society, we have our like and dislikes, dreams and desires, families and acquaintances, that we still need to 'attached' to. One fine day, i just concluded to myself, be attached consciously, be detached subconsciously.

As easy as it sounds, it still take a lot of sacrifices, lost of loved ones, heartbreaks, bad experiences to realize it. One who how to differ life in conscious world and subconscious world knows what meant to be where in both worlds.

I know i am not a monk, but i realized that the concept of 'let go' in form of detachment. As a 28 year old, not ready for detachment in conscious level but i am glad i have fix it in my behind mind so that i don't suffer when there is a major lost in my life. No one will get everything they want and no one will live forever, isn't it?