Expectations & Disappointments

All of the people who know me by now would know that I am kind of a free-minded writer...

I was just thinking....and...I realized how disappointing disappointment really is....and the root cause is expectation....

If we stop expecting...there wont ever be disappointment...but expecting is one of those things which one can't avoid....We are close to our parents and vice versa ....You expect....They expect...its only natural...

If one likes someone, the closer your get, both people start expecting stuff naturally..... husband and wife have expectations from each other....but if someone can set the mind somehow to not expect...then he would never be disappointed...amazing eh?

But what drives expectation....? It's LOVE...so if one starts avoiding expectation.... its possible that he also starts avoiding love....which means that even though he would never be disappointed...he would never love or be loved either ...sigh tough situation then...

A father expects from his son to obey whatever he says no matter what....a son expects the father to understand....but not many fathers & sons get satisfied do they?...... they usually are disappointed ....

The thing is....expectation is good....cos....we are not the sole human beings on this earth....and expectation is...supposed to be associated with someone else.....if you don't expect....you would usually be surprised hence....expecting is OK....but only if it is positive....

If negativity rules then for example one would expect to be fired from work everyday.... he would never be able to work to his potential....On the other hand if one expects that....a certain person is non-trustworthy and hence he can't trust him...then the same expectation becomes a power for us....

One cant be blind all the time....as take things for granted but in some places... there is no harm in having blind trust and expecting....so what if....your wife isn't how you like her to be...look at the good points.....so what if your parents don't understand that you've grown up and need your space.....Did you understand that they are making sacrifices for you when you were young and you needed guidance...and help to even walk....

It is all a world of expectations and disappointments....

Solution...None....

Expectation and disappointment go with one another...and if one keeps a negative attitude about it.....he will be expecting disappointment and a lousy life to live....On the other hand a positive attitude will keep him expecting....trusting everyone even the strangers which might be a harmful thing.....

So lets bring in religion here...which is teaches the lesson of BALANCE...the middle path....