All human attachments are the raw
materials with which one both consciously and subconsciously creates one’s
identity through a period of confusion and uncertainty that inevitably leads to
the identity crisis. Without human attachment, there will be no identity crisis,
no stress, and ultimately no human suffering.
In the course of human life, diseases
are as inevitable as death. You may want to attach to the good old days when
you were strong and healthy, and refuse to let go of the current adversity,
such as being diagnosed with myasthenia
gravis. Adversity and the good-old-days attachments stem from the ego-self,
which simply refuses to let go.
But letting go of all human
attachments is the way to go. It begins with letting go of the ego that
generates all the attachments in the first place.
Letting go is the natural
surrender of the human mind to any involuntary reactivity aimed at removing
anything that might threaten or undermine the ego-self. Letting go should be a
natural instinct, and not a technique that one has to learn and master; it is
simply a spontaneous human ability to give up all human attachments that create
the unreal ego-self.
It is letting go, and not holding on,
that makes us strong because it overcomes the fear of the unknown and the
unpredictable. Let go of yesterday to live in today as if everything is a miracle; let go of the world to have the
universe.
“People have a hard time letting
go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that
is familiar.” Thich Nhat Hanh
An autoimmune disease diagnosis
is not the end of the world; it might be a blessing in disguise—helping you
change your lifestyle to live a better life in order to become a better you.
Stephen Lau
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by Stephen Lau
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