Things Break, People Die

Section three is pretty short, but at the same time pretty deep. It's just reminding us to know what things are. You can't expect an object to be a person, and you can't expect a person to be eternal. Make sure you know objects can break and people can die, that way, if it happens, you already expected it, so it's not that difficult. Wanting things and people to last forever is very selfish. The reason why we're sad when people die is because they are no longer in our lives. "If you kiss your child or your wife, say that you are kissing a human being; for when it dies you will not be upset" (PDF). The same happens with objects. If we manage to detach from certain desires and aversions, as section two mentioned, then when people or objects are gone, it's easier to get over it.

Now, one thing is saying all this, another is having to live it. I'm sure I wouldn't apply what I just wrote if I lost a valuable thing or person in my life.