Great stuff! I agree there can be a healthy level of attachement. I think a different way of looking at accomplishments rather than as a fickle never-pleasing appetite for more is to look at it as a source of gratitude and hope. There is so much joy to be found in the possibilities of life. I find gratitude in my accomplishments, a sense of belonging, and identity through my accomplishments. If I fail, I can internalize those failures or use those failures as a means for transformation into something I wouldn’t have achieved without the effort that comes from strength. Greatness or the joy of surpassing our initial impressions of our capabilities only come when we have failed and must decide what to do next-subsume or rise. I think what we see now is an unhealthy attachment to the possibilities of life. But like you said we can’t become too attached to the idea of freeing ourselves from these attachments or we lose out on the wondrous joys of living.
Great stuff! I agree there can be a healthy level of attachement. I think a different way of looking at accomplishments rather than as a fickle never-pleasing appetite for more is to look at it as a source of gratitude and hope. There is so much joy to be found in the possibilities of life. I find gratitude in my accomplishments, a sense of belonging, and identity through my accomplishments. If I fail, I can internalize those failures or use those failures as a means for transformation into something I wouldn’t have achieved without the effort that comes from strength. Greatness or the joy of surpassing our initial impressions of our capabilities only come when we have failed and must decide what to do next-subsume or rise. I think what we see now is an unhealthy attachment to the possibilities of life. But like you said we can’t become too attached to the idea of freeing ourselves from these attachments or we lose out on the wondrous joys of living.