Re: family issue, and personal philosophy
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attachment is the cause of all suffering.
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Don't you feel attachment to all those you love?, or do you think personal fulfillment is more important?
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Of course you feel attachment to those you love. And yes that can lead to suffering. What Buddhism teaches is that suffering is derived from attachment. As in, when you're attached, you're vulnerable and can be hurt depending on the situation. When you let go of things nothing can hurt you anymore. Basically, if you don't care, you won't suffer.
Buddhism is IMO a philosophy about becoming pretty much a "worker ant" (only much more intellectually capable). The basic idea is to lose purpose in life, bit by bit, while mantaining general rules of ethics, just for the sake of good convivence.
The final goal of all Buddhists, though, is to get to a constant state of Nirvana, which is basically losing your individuality, letting your mind wander without caring if you're still breathing or not. Needless to say, this theoretical state will lead to death very quickly. Most people who are into this usually reach Nirvana from time to time, but their basic instincts sooner or later kick in.
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