Attachment to things

At what point is it OK to get attached to things? Do we stop when they start to define us? Are we then a product of our environment instead of what we falsely believe to be the converse?

If the attachment is because the thing is useful to us, it's a good attachment. If the attachment is because the thing expresses something for us, it can be bad. I'm attached to my very reliable Honda Civic. If I was attached to a 12-cylinder Cadillac, it would probably be for reasons beyond reliability. I drive the Civic, but the Caddy would probably drive me.

Originally posted by @christopher-albon
At what point is it OK to get attached to things? Do we stop when they start to define us? Are we then a product of our environment instead of what we falsely believe to be the converse?

It depends a lot on the thing. Getting attached to a leech is good for the leech, but bad for you.

Originally posted by @moonbus
It depends a lot on the thing. Getting attached to a leech is good for the leech, but bad for you.

Originally posted by @mchill
It's OK to get attached to things as long as we know when to let them go. Things wear out, things break, things become obsolete.