“There is only one happiness in this life,
to love and be loved.”
– George Sand
A life filled with love is certainly and unbeatably the best way of living.
When we are surrounded by the people whom we care for, and who truly cares for us, life changes from a ‘mere existence over a stretch of time’ to a ‘beautiful journey for the soul’.
So, what must a normal person do to achieve this highest form of human life? Many would not have been aware of the detached state of being. It is the key to open permanent joy in our life. We know that humans cannot live without fellow humans, and, it becomes tormenting when we’ve to bear the weight of hatred in our hearts. So, what we did? We decided to love everyone. We got ourselves into a wrong state of love i.e. attached state of being. When we are attached to someone or something, that someone or something gains control over our emotions. We are no longer emotionally stable. Expectations rule our hearts and we all know how terrible they rule.
Love becomes a kind of business transaction between the persons involved. It gets mechanical. It turns greedy. It becomes no-love sooner.
Detachment, also known as Non-attachment is a liberated form of love.
Emotions, people, situations, speeches and actions no longer have control over our emotions. We become the lighthouse of unconditional love.
Expectations stay away from our heart-land. We give and give and then, give some more, without ever getting tired or bored. We do not get affected by a friend not talking as we want them to talk, when the best friend fails to understand us, when roommates make faulty false accusations, when family members criticize, and so on.
Detachment offers to help the soul that’s lost in the mayhem of attachment. It helps the heart to slowly and sometimes painfully realize how simply amazing and liberating, this detached state of love is. Contrary to existing belief, detachment does not reduce our love, instead, we love more; the quality of our love becomes genuine; the quantity of people we love and care for increases dramatically. The contentment that the detachment cannot be compared to any other form or eternal joy.
Our mind achieves a new state of peace. We fall in love with ourselves.
Questions vanish without a trace when we thrive in detachment, as they get silently answered by our heart which has, by now, expanded to be at par with the sky above. Pain and grief will cease to be in control of your mental reins, as now, you’ve become the master. Detached state of love is what every human needs to live a meaningful life with permanent joy and peace.
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Basking Brooks
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