Why Do We Stay?
A few days ago, I was sitting with a friend, talking about random things, when they suddenly looked at me and asked, "Why don't you know how to let things go? Why do you get so attached to people and things?" It was such a simple question, yet I didn't have an answer ready. I smiled, changed the topic and continued the conversation as if it hadn't affected me. But later that night, when the house was quiet and there was no one around that question returned to me. Why do I get attached so easily? Why do I hold on to people, places, memories and even little moments long after they are over? The truth is, it isn't because I enjoy living in the past. It isn't because I want to stay trapped in the same loop, revisiting the same memories and carrying the same emotions forever. If anything, I want the exact opposite. I want to let go. I want to become detached from things that no longer belong to me. I want to stop rereading old conversations and revisiting old ...
