There was a famous story in Buddhism about two monk who was about to cross a river when they met a beautiful woman who asked for help in crossing it. One of the monk carried her in his back to the other side of the river and the two monk continue their journey. There was silence for some time until the one monk asked the other why she carried the woman in his back when they had made a vow that they should never touched a woman. The monk who carried the woman replied " I set her a long time ago, why you are still carrying her?".
Letting Go isn't easy. Attachment is a nature man thus we tend to think that everything is in our control yet nothing is permanent, things will change and we will never change the outcome making the only choice was to let go or to hold on to what is gone. Life is never about being in control, most of the times we are powerless. We can't control the weather, what other will think of us and even our own mortality. Buddhism teaches that to achieve happiness we should practice non attachment, to live in the present and to practice mindfulness.
The four noble truths in Buddhism states that:
1. There was suffering because of the impermanent nature of things.
2. Suffering is due to attachment and expectations.
3, To end suffering we must end attachment and expectations.
4. To end attachment and expectation one must live in the present and practice mindfulness.
To let go isn't about forgetting or throwing away things it was about acceptance and leaving it as it was. To let go means giving away your desire in holding it forever. To let go means to live in the moment and let father time do his job of cleaning all the unnecessary thoughts. To let go means Freedom!
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