This is again going to be a bit lengthy but would like you
to read it just like you read the last one. * Your smile suits you *
“Things are tough for me to accept”. In relationships at
work, at home; what are those little little things hard to accept? ‘I cannot
accept this. This irritates me, troubles me, cause me pain’. Why do I have to
face this? Is there no way that things can change? Is there no way that they
can change? Cannot they understand I’m in pain? Is it wrong to expect only this
much from them? Is it that only I adjust, cooperate, compromise, sacrifice,
understand, try? Can I expect nothing from them? I did so much so much for
them. Cannot they come and say a nice line? I took one hour to dress up and
they couldn’t even come and say, “You are looking beautiful”? I just expected
only this much! Is it bad to expect only this much from the person for whom I did
so much?
Yeah, I am not from
Jupiter. My heart, my mind, my brain was always occupied with these questions.
It is common though!
It again shows our status of ‘Please give me something,
please put something in my empty bowl’. It sounds ugly but this is the truth. ‘Please
put something here, I’m hungry’ types. Their one sentence gives us new heights,
but their one sentence makes us fall like anything too. If we get appreciated
we feel nice, if we do not face criticism but get no appreciation, our morale
goes from ninety degree to zero degree!
Is it ok that our state of mind is dependent upon the
statements and opinions of people no matter how close they are to us? Is it ok
to build our self esteem based on somebody’s lines?
By this we are just cheating ourselves even after knowing
the truth. We are completely neglecting the one who is sitting above all,
knowing us completely. We are neglecting the God residing in us, which is
really not healthy.
Do whatever you want to, for whomever you want to. But expecting
in return would produce no good. Trust me on this. Do what you like but never
expect things to reciprocate because it is not a give and take, exchange
program! Do not make expectations being fulfilled and appreciation a need. It is
really not needed to live a beautiful life.
Good luck. Stop expecting. Start accepting.