To hell with no expectations!

How often have we gone to watch a movie, expecting it to be good and walked out completely depressed? Or gone to a party hoping it would be wonderful but ended up wishing we stayed at home? Or gone to a new place, for a new beginning but it turned out you hate the place? How many times have we joined a course or college, happy we are fulfilling one of our dreams but ended up realizing its everything except what we want?

Many of us are faced with such harsh circumstances. In more serious situations, like some of the latter from above, we end up being stuck in the situation. We cannot get out of it because now that we are in it, we might as well finish what we got into it for.

We have expectations about people and places. When things do not live up to our expectations, we break. We cannot come to terms with it. And these hard times that we are put through, sharpen our pessimistic sides. We see no point in being optimistic about life anymore because the way we see it, almost every time we are positive and expecting only the best, we are let down.

The most simple piece of advice that people will give is to stop expecting. Really? I wish that was possible. It is human to expect that a much talked about movie, restaurant or party is going to blow your mind away. It is human to expect that a well reputed institution will give you everything it promises to. It is human to expect your best friend to tell you when she has a new boyfriend. It is human to expect that your loved ones will be there for you when you need them the most. We cannot stop expecting. In fact, why should we? What is wrong with expecting?

What we should do is to strive hard, within our reach to make sure expectations are lived up to. Now, that is a better piece of advice and definitely more humanly possible.