When Should One Detach with Love?
A few examples of how I have applied this concept across a broad spectrum of relationships
This essay began as a long reply in a back-and-forth comment thread between me and my wonderful new friend and mentee Priyanka Priyadarshini. In the short time we have worked together, her stories have gained much depth. She makes me very proud and I am very fond of her.
Two days ago ILLUMINATION published this story of hers.¹
Priyanka’s story poses many questions that too many people have to wrestle with, such as:
If you love someone and they don’t love you back and you are still loving them?
Let me tell you,
It is not LOVE. It is WORSHIP. [I commented that it might be infatuation and referred to this great piece, Infatuation, Five Devious Syllables by Ulf Wolf]
How does it feel to love someone endlessly and not receive even an inch of it?
What could be the reasons people remain in unrequited love…
