Detachment from attachment

It is so easy to look at someone in a different situation and provide them with a clear cut solution. But when it comes to my own solutions, I get confused about which path to take. This had occurred to while I was watching “Tare Zamin Par” with my mom. She had commented about how the parenting was not done correctly thus the child was facing such tough issues. After her comment was made I had told her that I had similar characteristics of that same child in the movie and the parental handling was done the same way as in the movie.

Aside: The movie is about a dyslexic child who has a tough time in school being accepted and is labeled a dunce. On the other end it deals with how south asian parents ignore the “retard/disabled” aspect because it is frowned upon in society.

Back to the story: I had realized that when you are in a situation, you become emotionally attached to so many outcomes. You submerge yourself into every avenue possible to find a clear path. It is as if you are walking through a dense forest while a third person has a helicopter and provides you a birds eye view in the situation.

Recently, I am trying to develop this bird’s eye view because I get wound up in situations that, in hindsight, are not worth it. There is a certain level of detachment that I am trying to muster up in order to help me see my challenges clearly.


Sometimes its painful to do,
Sometimes its hurtful to breathe,
Sometimes I exist with you,
Sometimes I can’t believe,

Face the fears, and you shall be free

Sometimes I feel out of faith,
Sometimes the heart bleeds colorless tears,
Sometimes a man without a face,
Sometimes I need your love to face these fears,

Face the tears, and you shall be free

Sometimes lost and found,
Sometimes lusting to run away from the pain,
Sometimes buried in the sands of hurt, beneath the ground,
Sometimes need your plumber to unclog the drain,

Face the pain, and you shall be free

Sometime is a time in abyss,
Sometime remains forever and gone,
This time I will live in my bliss,
This time I am creating my home.