Re-connection

Today while washing dishes I made a re-connection to something kind of already known but not fully understood. Even with the greater re-connection adding to, what I can only call vibe of knowing on a deeper level.

In this instance it was touching on the subject of selfishness. As I washed the dishes I grabbed my favorite plate to eat off of and thought as I was washing dishes that I would place it in the drainer, between the plates I had already washed. The next thought to come into my head was "well that is kind of selfish of me", which it was.

So realizing that I was being confronted with a lesson I started paying more attention. Which then led to the next question going through my head, which was, "WHY did I do that?". Followed by the simple answer......"because you have an attatchment or fondness for that plate." Thusly leading to a flashback of the old eastern saying of "you must detatch yourself from the world", playing through my head in the many, and varied forms and interpretations of it.

Leading the another obvious layer of the truth popping into my head to be peeled away.

"So then attatchment leads to selfishness" Followed by "well duh" since deep down I already knew it before it formed into concious level thought and hopefully.... further aplication.

I have already been working on the subject of attatchment on myself for close to 10 years now, and have gotten to the point where I can walk away from the new and shiny with little pain about 95% of the time now. The new and shiny that exerts the most pull are the small new and shinys. Such as LED flashlights. The new dyed aluminum kinds. Things like those are the ones you have be extra strong to ignore.

At least for me it is that way.

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