Attachment is conditional, offers love only to certain people in certain ways; it is exclusive. Love, in the sense of metta, used by Buddha, is a universal, nondiscriminating feeling of caring and connectedness.

Jack Kornfield
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When one holds an attachment to something, they will do everything in their power to keep it. This is because they are holding on to the relationship that they have with that particular thing. When one gets attached to someone or something, they will do anything for that person or thing. It is not reasonable for this person to do anything if they are attached to it.

Source: Bringing Home The Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are

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