It is a bit oxymoronic, to be discussing these two words, one being followed by the other, coz at least to me they stand for spirits that are totally apart from one another, although might not be antagonistic. And here I go rambling once more…
I wonder why I am in the first place trying to get these two words together – perhaps I guess due to my deep rooted faith and belief in the ancient wisdom – ‘If u love someone, don’t need that person’[1]. And obviously love here stands in all its forms - romantic, non-romantic, amorous, or otherwise – in short all the fields that can be encompassed by the word responsibility. Hence I sit wondering if responsibility might at all accrue if one is detached and if responsibility is once picked up if one can afford to be detached…
Responsibility, I believe comes out as a duty of care, only when there is certain amount of attachment associated with the person. But again taking a mere glance at the fact that responsibility is the result of the care and love that one shares, how fair will it be to mar it with a dash of selfishness of attachment. Is love not selfless in essence? Love can actually be the purest and the truest (or even perhaps only true) only when there is an amount of detachment associated. Detachment however precludes the possibility of any responsibility cropping up. It is a pre-requirement that there is certain relationship existing for a responsibility. It seems so entangled at times to separate the two concepts of preexisting relation and responsibility. I believe so.
Perhaps to find happiness, or rather I should use the word bliss, the only way is through the path of detachment, since there shall be then no expectations to be shattered and no contrivance in the path of joy. Only the purest of form can yield the best and the happiest. However for the sake of this, it is never the way to let go off duties and responsibilities. ‘Detached Responsibility’ is hence perhaps the ‘middle path’ solution to this predicament. No matter how oxymoronic it is, no matter how quixotic it sounds…
