Life or anything is impermanent and bone mala beads remind us of this and so it is good to live a life free of attachments. One can't completely detach oneself, however simply reminding oneself to be unattached to unnecessary luxuries in life will certainly improve the quality of one's life and help to be more compassionate towards others. During meditation and breathing, bone malas help one understand the shortness of life, to be positive, happy and to be kind.