IndigoLearn
4898 Points
Posted on 28 February 2013
Expectation - Expectation is the root cause of being upset.
You expect something and if you get something else, you become upset. You want you parents to gift you iPhone 5 but they get you Micromax, you become upset. Somebody roughly overtakes you in traffic, you become upset, You have to wait for a bus in scorching sun, you become frustrated and become upset.
Just look back and introspect, every time you were upset and frustrated, you were expecting something which you did not get.
Then starts the blame game, We blame our parents (for not doing so and so), our friends, partners, and finally God...Why is God doing this to me? Why did he pass and i did not? How did he get a 10 lac package and I am yet to find a job..both of us had passed in same attempt with equal marks..
Do these question come to your mind? Do you compare your life with others? Are you unhappy because somebody else is happy? Ask yourself these questions and you will find an answer..
Happiness is within you and somewhere outside in this world. What is needed is a paradigm shift in perspective of looking at things.
"The world isn’t flat – the world is small. Here’s the point I’m trying to offer to you: we live on a small planet in just one of a vast array of galaxies in a gigantic universe. And you and I are just one of billions of people here. Are the problems we face as we walk through our days really so big? A little dose of perspective makes life easier to manage." - From Robin Sharma's blog.