Appreciation but without Attachment

A father, a mother, and a child go to a toy shop.

As the shopkeeper is showing the toys, the father and the mother really appreciates how these toys move, how creatively these toys are made, etc. The child is appreciating the working of those toys too! Unlike the parents though, the child wants to own those toys and take them home.

Parents appreciate, but without attachment.

The child appreciates, but with attachment.

The family then goes to a saree shop. The child and the father are appreciating the textures, the colors, and the designs of the various sarees the shopkeeper is displaying. The mother is appreciating the sarees too, but unlike the father and the child, the mother wants to possess a few of those and take them home.

In this case, the mother appreciates, but with attachment.

Likewise in a men's wear shop, the father would appreciate, but with attachment, while the mother and the child might appreciate too their appreciation would be free from attachment.

Soo

Appreciate, but without Attachment.

Else, anxieties of possessing, keeping it safe, not letting any outsider touch, etc, would accompany you!

What more does it mean?

• When you appreciate a subject in school, don't fight for 'my subject is the best in the world' -that is appreciation with attachment.
• When you appreciate a food, don't overeat it -that is appreciating the taste without wanting to let it go and move on from it.
• When you appreciate someone, don't want their presence all the time -appreciate the good in them, their company, but let them freely move as they want.

You can count more examples of appreciation without attachment and the beautiful life you lead when you learn to appreciate but without attachment!

Hope it was a useful read. :-D

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