Every day as I wave to my children when I drop them off at school, or let one of them have a new experiencelike crossing the street without holding my handI experience the struggle between love and non-attachment. It is hard to bearthe extreme love of ones child and the thought that ultimately the child belongs to the world. There is this horrible design flawchildren are supposed to grow up and away from you; and one of you will die first.
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