The cause of so much tragedy in our lives is we fail to understand our friends, relations and family members to what they are and expect them to our level of desire. Let us accept and understand them as they are.
Sometimes there are ridiculous expectations, however, these expectations becomes a cause of motivation, because whenever the expectations are not met, it requires digging down deep inside and accessing resources to meet them. Only problems comes when those expectations have been placed on others who don't demonstrate any desire to meet them.
Practically it is not possible to live life without expectation. Religiously, God expect us to be good and pray and so we also have some expectation of rewards.
As humans, we work to earn. We work with expectation of salary, promotions, skill recognition and resources to help us do our work. It’s the same with relationships.
Depending on my experience and what I have seen and learned from others, I am here to tell you that it really is not that simple. The path of life is somewhat more complex than that. A person is required to develop a direction in life in order to realize true happiness. If your path is related to taking care of your family, or to care for the elderly, while making a living in some field of expertise, your path will be different from one who has chosen to become an entrepreneur while also trying to care for his/her family. You need to decide how much and what you want from life in order to develop an investment plan to get there.
We as human beings have a lot of expectations in life. These may be personal expectations or things that others expect of us. A parent sends a child to school expecting him/her to become a better citizen. Many times you have heard a student saying, “I wrote the correct answers and how can I fail?” It is because this student expected to get better marks. Maldivians elected Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) as President because they expect him to bring favorable change to Maldives. When it comes to expectations the list is endless.
Expectations can also strengthen or break relationships. We have witnessed several cases in which expectations have created big rifts between families, lovers, etc. We have often found it difficult to live with people because we have too many expectations of them. If I expect something of another that person may also expect something of me.
Unfortunately, I may be unable to fulfill my own expectations. I would like to do so many things but am unable to do them. Thus, I feel disappointed with myself, and aggrieved or upset with others when they fail to satisfy our expectations. The message is that, one should accept the fact and then change if necessary, but don’t insist on it.
Sometimes there are ridiculous expectations, however, these expectations becomes a cause of motivation, because whenever the expectations are not met, it requires digging down deep inside and accessing resources to meet them. Only problems comes when those expectations have been placed on others who don't demonstrate any desire to meet them.
Practically it is not possible to live life without expectation. Religiously, God expect us to be good and pray and so we also have some expectation of rewards.
As humans, we work to earn. We work with expectation of salary, promotions, skill recognition and resources to help us do our work. It’s the same with relationships.
Depending on my experience and what I have seen and learned from others, I am here to tell you that it really is not that simple. The path of life is somewhat more complex than that. A person is required to develop a direction in life in order to realize true happiness. If your path is related to taking care of your family, or to care for the elderly, while making a living in some field of expertise, your path will be different from one who has chosen to become an entrepreneur while also trying to care for his/her family. You need to decide how much and what you want from life in order to develop an investment plan to get there.
We as human beings have a lot of expectations in life. These may be personal expectations or things that others expect of us. A parent sends a child to school expecting him/her to become a better citizen. Many times you have heard a student saying, “I wrote the correct answers and how can I fail?” It is because this student expected to get better marks. Maldivians elected Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) as President because they expect him to bring favorable change to Maldives. When it comes to expectations the list is endless.
Expectations can also strengthen or break relationships. We have witnessed several cases in which expectations have created big rifts between families, lovers, etc. We have often found it difficult to live with people because we have too many expectations of them. If I expect something of another that person may also expect something of me.
Unfortunately, I may be unable to fulfill my own expectations. I would like to do so many things but am unable to do them. Thus, I feel disappointed with myself, and aggrieved or upset with others when they fail to satisfy our expectations. The message is that, one should accept the fact and then change if necessary, but don’t insist on it.