The Daily Enlightenment - June 5th: Chains

Don't think you can just shake it off like that,
that tail of habit trailing behind you, stuck on you.

Though it trails along behind,
not seen too obviously by others, or even yourself,
has it not already grown to be part of you already?
Each day, it holds onto you tighter and tighter unknowingly.

Quit it now!
Rid that bad habit of yours.

Don't say you know you know it should be shed
and that you can quit it any time.
Because you are doing nothing to prove you can let it go.
Prove it to yourself if you dare.
Be honest.
Can you let it go for good?
If you should, you should.

Your tail is your chain of addictions and attachment-
your fondness for cigarettes, coffee, wine, sex...

An attachment is a weakness.
No matter how small it is,
it is one of the chains that shackle you to Samsara.

Remember
you have a thousand other chains to free yourself from.
You had better start freeing yourself now.

Don't tell me you can do it any time.
Just prove it to yourself and me.
Out of compassion,
I dare you!
Any guts to take up the challenge?