Attachments. We all form some sort of emotional attachment to something or someone in our lifetime. However, why is an emotional attachment to a person more acceptable? Are we as people not allowed to form emotional attachments to anything else but a person in our lives?

It is absurd that a normal person such as myself cannot be emotionally attached to a band, their songs, or even a fictional character. The reason people form emotional bonds to something is because it strikes a nerve deep within that touches a place that they never even knew existed. That’s why someone can fall so deeply for a person’s eyes or voice. That’s why someone can fall so deeply with words that duplicate their exact feelings in that moment.

That’s also why someone can have a deep connection with their favorite fictional character. But how can that one be possible? Well, the reason some people fall for or share a deep bond with a fictional character is because they see a piece of themselves or a piece of happiness within the character that they strive to be. For me, I see a piece of myself within each character of my favorite movie, so I’m not so much attached to the characters as I am of the movie itself.

It’s not crazy for someone to be hopelessly involved in music. There’s this one song that every time I hear it, a bit of my soul aches for something I’ve had before but lost. This song gets to me; I feel it in my bones. This song makes me want to dedicate my life to listening to it over and over. I don’t think anyone else quite understands that sort of feeling until you’ve come across a song yourself that touches your core.

But an emotional attachment to a person… That’s different. It could be your soul mate, someone that completes you. Your soul mate doesn’t always have to be lover; they could be your best friend, mother, father or sibling. There are different kinds of emotional attachments to people. Which I won’t go in much detail about, but each and every one of them are so vital to contributing to the person you are today, even if some of those people you are attached to don't share the same bond with you.