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Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Expectations -II

friend: u r quite right that we shud be expecting from self...
friend: but then it doesn't mean we don't expect from others...
kaps_always: ya
kaps_always: its better not to expect.
kaps_always: coz if the others do smthing..
friend: i know its that we expect n so feel dissapointed n all...
kaps_always: that fulfills ur expectations..
kaps_always: it wud make u happy
kaps_always: very happy
kaps_always: and it wil be sudden
kaps_always: coz u are not expecting
friend: n its really easy to say "we shudn't expect" which is actually 100% correct...
kaps_always: ofcourse
kaps_always: its impossible
kaps_always: to implement
kaps_always: not feasable
kaps_always: but again...
kaps_always: y have any margins??
friend: but then being human beings with emotions sentiments feelings........ which can't be removed from our existnce..... we can't stop it!!
kaps_always: u never know..when u cross that '"dissappointment" margin
kaps_always: yes
kaps_always: right
friend: i know what u saying....
kaps_always: its all abt reducing the pain
kaps_always: I know wat i am saying is not pracitcal
kaps_always: but wheneever i will cm bak and read this
kaps_always: i wil come back
kaps_always: gte back to the roots
kaps_always: to the beginning
kaps_always: its for me to read...later on!
kaps_always: i hope u get it
friend: u expect... if not fulfilled u get hurt... then u learn a lesson that "i shudn't expect 'this' from this 'person'..." but we can't n rather shudn't generalise it to everyone.... n we don't even generalise it to some other thing wrt to the same person.....
friend: yes i know...
kaps_always: right
friend: n its actually speaking a really nice blog... coz' its quite difficult to put down such things/thoights in words....
friend: n i am not ATTACKING ur blog...
kaps_always: i know
friend: just sharing my view...
kaps_always: am not defending either
kaps_always: :)
friend: ok gud...
kaps_always: ya..
kaps_always: u are rite
kaps_always: that we shud list down
kaps_always: wat not to expect
kaps_always: from this person
friend: we do...
friend: all of us do...
kaps_always: but we hv to start from the min level.
kaps_always: thats wat i want to be there in my mind..always..
kaps_always: ofcourse we set limits for each person..
kaps_always: and treat each person..differently
friend: but then though most of the times i feel u shudn't expect...
friend: sometimes i feel why shudn't u expect?!?!
kaps_always: :(
kaps_always: same here
friend: coz' expectations r not from strangers walking on the road...
kaps_always: so take the safest road
friend: they r from ppl who have some place in ur life...
friend: who mean something to u...
kaps_always: yes..
friend: u do something for them or feel something for them or say something to them.... n expect same or atleast something in return....
friend: n i really don't understand what's wrong in that!?!?!
kaps_always: nothing wrong.!
kaps_always: but u expect..
kaps_always: coz u know..
kaps_always: that they wud do so..
kaps_always: its not really expecting..its like..u know..
friend: i feel there's nothing like "safest" road..... its only once u venture on the road that u realise that its safe or unsafe... what say?!?!
friend: didn't get it...
kaps_always: i mean..as u said..u mentally set that limit for each person
kaps_always: most of the timees
friend: limit of what...
kaps_always: the things u get in return
kaps_always: limit of wat u shd be expecting
friend: ok
kaps_always: the things u get in return are very near to that limit
kaps_always: i shud ave written..
kaps_always: that expect realistically
kaps_always: from others
kaps_always: that comes down to .
kaps_always: "do not overexpect from urself"
kaps_always: thats wen u begin to expect a lot from others
kaps_always: others i mean...ppl in ur life
kaps_always: not strangers
friend: but when u expect something... from your side its very much realistic... coz' u often feel "if i can do this/give this/be like this/say this" then y can't the other person do the same?!?!?!kaps_always: every one is not u
friend: n what does that mean?!?!? if i may ask.....
friend: do u by any chance mean.... that we shud set limits for what we give coz' only when n what u give if what u expect?!?! coz' if its this... i totally agree... n believe in this... but kapil... its not even easy to set limits for urself while giving in... coz' if u r being ur true self then u don't even get to think abt any limits!!!
kaps_always: well..it depends..
friend: waiting for answer to both....
kaps_always: ya
kaps_always: by everyone is not u..i mean nothing personal
friend: then....
kaps_always: just that..wat u think is easy for a person to do...(coz u do..that.)..is actually not
kaps_always: he/she may think diffent
kaps_always: and the sec part
kaps_always: i really dont mean that u expect wat u give..
kaps_always: such ppl are rare...who only give
kaps_always: and not expect
friend: ok... before u misinterpret my point of what u give is what u expect..... a hypothetical example....
kaps_always: who*
kaps_always: k
friend: if i mail u.... i expect... either a reply in return... or some acknowlgmnt that u got my mail...
kaps_always: ya
friend: so its not just that i give a mail n get a mail...
friend: but something related to what i give?!?
friend: i don't know if i am making sense to u...
friend: maybe not a gud enough example...
friend: but hope u can get my point!
kaps_always: am tryin to understand,:)
friend: nevermind....
kaps_always: samjhao..:(
friend: ok another try...
kaps_always: ya..sure
kaps_always: :)
kaps_always: dimaag kam hai..my fault :(
friend: if i share everything abt my life with a friend.... i don't expect that she will also tell me each n everything abt her life coz' she maynot treat me as good a friend as i do... or may not trust me as much as i do... or maynot think its necessary for us to know each n everything abt each other's life... or has some other friend she can share all such info with......
kaps_always: ya...but sharing is not giving
kaps_always: it depends on wat kind of friend
friend: but then when i share with my friend... i automatically expect that she will listen to me... n will share things with me whenever she wants to....
kaps_always: and if she does not..share
kaps_always: u feel hurt
friend: but "giving" is not materialistic giving.... its what u "give-in" in a relationship... which cud be in forms of talkig, sharing, time, emotions anything?!?!?!
friend: ya... that's what... expect n get hurt... n learn...
kaps_always: coz u wanted to know abt her...coz u think sheez is yr fren
kaps_always: and u will be happy
kaps_always: if she shares
kaps_always: how do u know that she too will be happy?
friend: kapil kapil kapil............. it was a hypothetical eg to differentiate between what we give n what we expect may or maynot be the same... but its related to what we give.............
kaps_always: got ur point abt givin
kaps_always: ya got it
friend: it was not a real life eg....
kaps_always: ya..i i know..
kaps_always: but thats wat
friend: n i know "its wrong" n unrealistic to expect that she too shares....
kaps_always: how do u know that the other person will be happy
friend: but plz. leave this eg...........
kaps_always: while she/he fulfills ur expectations
friend: i am not to think wheteher or not the opther person is happy or not.....
friend: am not living his/her life....
kaps_always: yes...but when he/she does not fulfill ur expect
kaps_always: its coz he /she is not comfortable with it
kaps_always: but u expect
kaps_always: not knowing
kaps_always: this..
kaps_always: and u get hurt
kaps_always: dont expect
kaps_always: *this* from *that* person
kaps_always: u learn

Summary

I know what I said in my last blog is not at all practical. I am Human. I will expect.
But, what I want from myself is to expect the least from others. In that direction, I need to be lil harsh. I should be saying to myself all the time..'expect nothing'....
knowing, that the Human in me will expect anyways. But it will be limited.
Strange thinking, I know. I still need to implement this and see if it works. Quite possible, that I will end up believing that I was wrong.

This again reminds me the purpose (one of them!) of these blogs.
Whenever I come back to them (later on) I want to see the changes..thoughts..feelings I went through. Personal Musings :)


Sorry for the long chat discussion above. Again, its for me to read. If you have time and energy..read it..else chuck it. More than welcome to do so. I dont expect :)


Thanks a lot friend!



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