While Attachments Comfort, They Usually Define
From the moment we are born, our life is about attachments – attachment to things that comfort us, that ally our fears. Our first attachment is usually to the person with whom we suckle, or who feeds us. Then we attach to inanimate objects. And for the rest of our lives, for most of us, it is a continual parade of objects, or people to attach to: binkys, teddy bears, bicycles, special toys, friends, family, pets, cars, girl-or-boyfriends, boats, guns, etc. Attachments are wonderful because they... Sign in to see full entry.