Expectation

The mind is inherently inclined to prediction and to operate with the idea that you should have no expectations is non functional. The problem is not with having expectations. The real issue is the difference between the minds natural behaviour that leads us to expectation, and what I will call blind expectation. The opposite of blind expectation is the process of awareness that arises from experience. This process of expectation is often called intuition, but it’s basically the same thing. The secret to not falling into blind expectation is to not fall out of touch.

“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” Henry David Thoreau (American Essayist, Poet and Philosopher, 1817-1862)

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” Confucius (China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC)

“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian” Dennis Wholey