No Expectations

A very wise person said to me only yesterday Why do you have such expectations in life If you have expectations, you will only be disappointed It was like a light bulb suddenly lighting up in my head Of course that is where I have gone so astray in life I have always had expectations and have always been let down A Parent has expectations that their grown up children will call A wife has expectations that on her Anniversary a fuss will be made Children have expectations that the world around them swirls Men have expectations that their wives will at them always swoon Oh yes one can have dreams and hopes and future plans But the word expectation means eager anticipation In other words the total act of expecting what you want to be given Now flowers can be given on an Anniversary to celebrate love If you are not expecting the gift, then what a pleasure it becomes So expectation is really a Want, I want the kids to call I want you to love me, I want you to need me, I want you always Love should be given not demanded, love should be free Kids will call if they love you and care about making you content Flowers should be given from the heart not expected as a right A person in anguish should not cry out for you to save them A person in anguish should love themselves enough to save themselves We should not expect a rainbow in the sky, but be happy when it is there Things should be given freely not expected, then that is real joy I will from today try to expect nothing, and in the process grow stronger.