Monday, February 7, 2011

Great Expectations

Buddhists say that human suffering is pretty easy to explain: people suffer because they ignore that everything is impermanent and because they want things. I'd say that people suffer because they expect too much.

We expect to be recognized for the great job we did on an assignment. We expect to be reciprocated in our affections, or simply, even if we don't do things implicitly expecting to receive something in return, we would at least like it if someone showed some gratitude or at least satisfaction with what we have done for them. But life acts in curious ways and usually the people that you expect the most from are from whom you should expect the least.
Prepare yourself for disappointment, because in life that is what we are all set for. And if you should expect something, just expect the unexpected.