I don't mind people. I don't mind that they have opinions.
Actually, different human beings have different opinions and this
creates a lot of confusion. The worst part, opinion of the Majority is
what actually counts and the rest us are left abandoned and labeled as a
Minority.
Coming back to the point, i was always amused by the pretty famous quote by someone that goes something like this
"Never expect anything from anyone, because expectation always hurts."
This never made sense to me. The first part never and the latter, a few times. But I still never fail to expect things from OTHERS.
There are 2 aspects of this debate. 'Who are the OTHERS' and 'What to expect'.
Let's
start with 'Others'. They are not everyone around you, not everyone you
meet. They are those special people in your Life whom you Love and who
claim to Love you. Be it your Friends, Family, Better-half or the Night
watchman in your Apartment. If they claim to care about you, they should
and must stand up to your expectations and you have the full right to
expect from them, and so do they.
Now comes the question, What to expect ? Well, as long as you are not expecting insanities like Stars, Moon and
Magical Herbs from the Himalayas etc. you are on the right track. If you
expect them to run on your commands or do everything according to your
wish, you are wrong. If you expect them to laugh with you when you are
right and laugh with you even when you are
wrong, you are wrong. Actually, it's not always the unfulfilled
expectation that hurts, it's actually your over-the-moon expectations
that hurt, you hurt yourself, you are to blame for your own misery. This
is how things work and this is what makes sense. If you are living your
life on the above lines, you don't have the effing right to claim that
expectations hurt.
Having
said that, what if even your most genuine expectations are not
answered, time and again. Blimey, it's time you realized that the person
whom you thought to be your closest one, wasn't actually. You made a
wrong decision, you chose the wrong person, you prioritized all the
wrong relationships. Perhaps, it's the time to let them go. Or if they
are too close to you, so close that you can't even imagine letting them
go then keep them and suffer, cause they are your weakness. No matter
how many times, your expectations are met or not, you won't let them go,
irrespective of whether it hurts or not.
Besides,
you have the full right now to expect something good from me since you
landed here. You were right to expect and it's my fault if i haven't
satisfied you enough. Having said that, the fact remains that this is my
place, Bitches! I get to write what i want. But without wax, i hope
this made some sense in your life.
Also,
this was just an attempt to write a post in this otherwise dormant
blog. I have stopped writing poems because classes are over and i am
unable to find any time to waste on rhyming words. so, thanks for
bearing with this rather subtle post, especially since today is 14th
Feb, Happy Valentine's Day Guys!
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Playing in my Head - Too many songs, leave it. Enjoy and Cheers...
