This is quite an abstract question, isn't it? So what do I mean by it?
OK, here is a common situation. You are feeling great. Things are going smoothly. You are having your day! So you raise your expectations and what happens next? Well, next thing you know, something disappointing happens. Your expectations of perpetual success were deceived. But were those expectations justified in the first place?
As natural as expectations are for the human state, they are the things which cause us the biggest amount of suffering. So why don't we get rid of expectation? Easier said than done, of course!
Imagine life without disappointed expectations and self-pity. What would happen if you just took up on the situations life presented you with and acted on them? What if you didn't waste time in regretting things not working out? That's right! When you have no expectations, there is no not working out. Everything works out before it leads you along your way!
So how far can you really go?
OK, here is a common situation. You are feeling great. Things are going smoothly. You are having your day! So you raise your expectations and what happens next? Well, next thing you know, something disappointing happens. Your expectations of perpetual success were deceived. But were those expectations justified in the first place?
As natural as expectations are for the human state, they are the things which cause us the biggest amount of suffering. So why don't we get rid of expectation? Easier said than done, of course!
Imagine life without disappointed expectations and self-pity. What would happen if you just took up on the situations life presented you with and acted on them? What if you didn't waste time in regretting things not working out? That's right! When you have no expectations, there is no not working out. Everything works out before it leads you along your way!
So how far can you really go?