Tits Up

Proposition: all pain and suffering comes from attachment.

Interpretation: if you follow the teachings of the Buddha and attempt not to get emotionally attached to anything (people, money, achievements, long life, etc) then you won’t ever experience pain and suffering.

Extension: but you also won’t ever feel joy, exuberance or even contentment.

Problem: what goes up must come down, after all.

Solution: what I think the Buddha should have said is:

You have to learn how to detach really quickly if things look like they’re going tits up.