Desire = Attachment?

[Guest guest]

I like to toy around with this for a moment. If I desire for eg a

diamond ring. It is an attachement. Attachment to a material things.

It becomes an Attachment if I becomes obsess with the desire for the

diamond ring. But it does it becomes a non attachment if I am to

say: well its okay. If I get it, wonderful, but if I dont, too its

wonderful. Which ever way, its still okay.

 

I remember once a very good friend from far away came for a visit,

and he gave us a pendent of Lakshmi. I treasure this pendent so

much. Then suddenly another couple came, and my husband took it from

the prayer room and gave it to the couple. I protest but he said :

it is meant for them. They need it more than we do. Later one when I

relate this same story to the person who have given me this pendent,

I am told "you see that is what I call non attachment"