Reduce expectations and increase acceptance.

Reduce expectations and increase acceptance.

We want others to tell the truth, but we often conceal the truth ourselves.

We desire trust from others, yet we are quick to doubt them.

We hope others will come forward, but we tend to take a back seat.

We want others to change while we remain the same.

We expect people to listen to us, but we don’t take the time to listen to them.

We want punctuality from others, yet we blame traffic when we are late.

We seek appreciation from others, but we fail to acknowledge what they have done.

We want to be liked, yet we often overlook the good in others.

We yearn for forgiveness but struggle to accept the mistakes of those around us.

We desire love, though we sometimes live with hate.

Each of us expects others to be right, but we often forget that they have similar expectations of us. Much of life is spent on expectations rather than accepting people for who they are. Life becomes more peaceful when we realise that none of us is perfect in everything we do and that there is always room to accommodate differences and accept each other's shortcomings.

M.L. Narendra Kumar

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