Stop Expecting. Start accepting. (Part 2)

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.