The Monkey and the Gourd: Refusing to Let Go

In different phases of our lives, we have different possessions and certain of these possessions become very important to us. When we are a child, we might have a favorite blanket or a favorite toy. As we grow we gather different things, things we need, things we like, things we don’t need, things that are popular, things we think we should have. Now, imagine if you accumulated all of the things that you had since you were a child and kept them with you and never let any of them go. Soon, things would fill whatever your residence was to the point where you would not have the room to walk around your house.