I have a very cute purple shirt, with a silver ornament on it. I found it in a thrift store for a few dollars, and deemed it my favorite shirt.
The other day I was looking for it, and to no avail could I find it. I searched my closet, my hamper and could not find it. I thought perhaps when I did laundry at the apartments, the shirt had been stolen and was gone.
I felt very bummed about this shirt, and realized I had formed an attachment to it. With the loss of the shirt I felt sad, and bummed it may have been stolen, only to make someone else happy.
The next day I was looking for something to wear, and lo and behold I found the shirt. It was hanging up. I had just missed it. I began to feel so happy I had found it, like I had just stumbled on some treasure.
However for me I looked at the deeper meaning Spirit was teaching me. And it was how I form attachments, even on material things. I do not consider myself by and large a material person; however it did teach me that yes, I am prone to attachment like anyone else.
In relationships we form attachments which are must stronger, esp. because love can be so strong for someone. Children we can be attached to, and as they get older and they are becoming adults, we have to begin to loosen the attachment best we can to them, because they do not need us in the same capacity anymore, and we must let them leave the nest and fly. They too must let go of some attachment as well, and not be as dependent on us like they have been before.
I'm not going to preach a big thing on attachment, because you all know what attachment is, and if it is benefical or not in your life. But examine what you put importance on, what makes you happy, or even what you cling to which may make you sad, examine this and see if there is anything you should do, perhaps in letting go of what you are attached to.