there is a beautiful story which tells one is attached and other tells about detachment....A couple are on a pilgrimage and are in the mood of worshipping God in a very spiritual ambience. On a walk along the beach, the husband notices a golden bangle on the sand. Thinking that nothing should deter the spiritual thoughts of his wife or make her mind waver, he pushes some sand on top of the bangle as if to hide it. The wife notices this and laughs out loud. When the husband asks her for the reason, she replies, “Oh! Do you still see a difference between sand and gold?” So one never knows what real detachment is; it’s something that has to come from within.
but wat about mother and child! who will can convenience the mother who was made to forget her child ..adisankara was also unbale to leave his attachemnt wen his mother was to leave this heavenly earth! but i read somewhere in some article which said nothing is absolutely attached to us!!It is just like holding water in our hand as long as possible time the more try to hold it , just flows away...it is just holds us here ..we run after for the things get the things for our life style which we call the success grt success in achieving in our life time!the more run after something ...the more object or person eludes runs away frm us! but wen detached it comes running towards us!! funny detachemnt and attachment ...