[24evita]

Originally Posted by Mato Kinze

When we have attachment to something, we "hold" it or "hang on" to it. This ceases the motion part of the equation.

Attachment comes from the belief that somehow, we own or can somehow posess something or someone. Loved ones are a perfect example of common natural attachment.

When we care for someone, we want to keep them close to us. For some, this leads to jealousy and posession. In other, more natural cases, such as the attachment to a parent or a child, it can stifle the relationship and be a cause of grief.

Caring, on the other hand involves acknowledging something, honoring it, and then letting it go; allowing it to continue the journey it was meant to have. Accepting that you don't "own" anything and that nothing "belongs" to you becomes the most powerful way of being in that you are constantly exercising humility, are constantly appreciative (even of things you never thought you would be), and focus your energies on valuing what you have, not what you might lose.

Really well said!
There is definitely a huge difference between the two. So often though people equate non-attachement with not caring from other parties and that is too bad as they usually end up hurting themselves a lot, by misunderstanding the other person and their intentions. I think the ego has a lot to do with that