Acharya Prashant: You see that you got into a relationship, and you go into a relationship with a person. The person is big, apparent, obvious, six feet. “I got into a relationship, it didn't work out, I'm hurt”. Right? But then why is it that we get into relationships, often into a series of relationships? Is it because those persons are extremely important or attractive? Or is it more because we have a tendency to get related? Is it about them or is it about us?
And if we have a tendency to quickly get attached or associated with somebody, then we will find some object from somewhere irrespective of the worth of the object, is that not so? Does it not happen that if you are very hungry, often you end up eating whatsoever is available?
So, the tendency is there – “I need, I need, I need. I must have somebody. There must be somebody to walk by my side…” all those things. And I said, in the case of a person, the result of that tendency is very obvious, very gross, you can see. The result is physical. You know that it is there. The proof is big and also the impact is big.
Why not take care of the tendency in small matters so that you do not have to face big disappointments? I will explain.
The one who gets attracted and attached to a man is probably also the one who has several other small teeny-weeny attachments and identifications in her life. But because they are small, they do not get noticed and because they are small, their consequences also remain comparatively small. So, those things keep flying under the radar without being spotted. Because they do not get spotted, we remain vulnerable to larger mistakes.
