Acharya Prashant explains that we do not develop attachments merely for the sake of being attached. The purpose of attachment is not just to become attached. Using the analogy of holding a glass of water, he states that the hand becomes attached to the glass, but not with the intention of remaining attached forever. The purpose of this attachment is to quench thirst. Therefore, the goal of attachment is to satisfy a craving. There is nothing inherently wrong with attachment if it fulfills its purpose. The problem arises when the attachment is to the wrong object. He illustrates this with another example: being thirsty and holding a tissue. One might be under the delusion that the tissue can quench their thirst. This leads to a fatal attachment, which he calls bad company and delusion. The more one tries to quench their thirst with the tissue, the more the thirst increases, and the stronger the attachment to the tissue becomes. This happens because of the firm belief that only this object can quench the thirst. You are not attached to something just for the sake of it, but with the hope that it will quench your thirst. The crucial question to ask is whether the object of your attachment is actually quenching your thirst or not. If you are attached to an empty cup, it will only cut your lips, and the cup will fill with your blood instead of water. This is what attachment is: being attached but getting nothing in return. If you actually gain something from an attachment, there is no harm in it. If it quenches your thirst, then it is fine to be attached. He quotes Rahim: "Pacify a good person even if they get angry a hundred times, just as you would re-string a broken pearl necklace." This is because a good person or a pearl necklace is valuable. However, if something does not quench your thirst and you are attached to it out of habit, delusion, or simply because you have been attached for a long time, that is not right. In such a relationship, one must realize that it is not beneficial for either person and that something needs to change. This does not necessarily mean fighting or separating, but changing the nature of the relationship. What is worthy of being removed from life can only be removed when you first realize that it is an inferior, worthless thing.