The Burden of Expectation
Expectations are onerous and lead us astray. They make us feel tied down and indulge in petty
thoughts. Expectations make us react strangely to circumstances, and blind the reason and rational thoughts that would otherwise take precedence. Expecting too much is an emotional
drain if the expectations are not met, and leave you feeling cheated and betrayed
thoughts. Expectations make us react strangely to circumstances, and blind the reason and rational thoughts that would otherwise take precedence. Expecting too much is an emotional
drain if the expectations are not met, and leave you feeling cheated and betrayed
posted by Nandini Bhattacharya @ 9:20 AM
9 Comments:
At March 06, 2007 4:01 AM,
Swashbuck said…
Aren´t expectations strands of trust into things and people we have no direct control over? With time those strands get thicker and harder like wood and woe if they break.
At March 14, 2007 9:33 AM,
Ujjwal said…
hmm..
At March 16, 2007 10:01 PM,
Unknown said…
u stupid
At March 16, 2007 10:01 PM,
Unknown said…
kuch bhi
At April 07, 2007 9:22 AM,
Anurup said…
I hope you haven't been awfully disappointed about something. Mandeep's comments are funny :)
At April 17, 2007 5:50 PM,
aksh24 said…
Expectations can be heavy but I believe they can also be a driving and motivating force. Expectations do not lead us astray, they prevent us from digressing.
Saying this sounds very weird right now, especially after the VTech incident. But I feel it's just the way you look at it, as a challenge or as a burden. People with more self belief should still be able to rationalize and react responsibly.
At April 20, 2007 12:26 PM,
Bankim Bhavsar said…
I agree that expectations can let one down. It is important to identify from whom to expect what. This way you won't end up hurting yourself.
At April 20, 2007 3:42 PM,
Nandini Bhattacharya said…
@Mandeep - Really man you rock.
@Anurup - Not really, but you live and learn from experience. You lower the expectations once they are not met.
@Akshay - Yeah I think they can prove a driving force in the sense that having at least certain people you can expect something out makes you feel anchored and not totally rootless. If you cannot expect anything out of even one person, it must be a sorry state of affairs.
At April 24, 2007 4:32 AM,
Mayank said…
"Expectation is the root of all Evil" read my status msg on gtalk once..
This line sums up what I think/feel about expecations..The more you expect from people/things the more misery prone you become but the problem comes when you try to expect less/li'l and maintain a good level of intimicay/friendship/relationship blah blah blah[If you are getting what I am saying]...
I think it's better to take this on a person to person basis rather than generalising things...
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