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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