Expectations:-Root cause to every pain or An essential part of survival??

Yes, this thought came to my mind when I read the viewpoint to my topic “Chasing Ghosts”. Although I liked the reply very much ,but one particular line “Expectations always lead to sorrows" made me think about this. Expectations root cause of every pain., is it really so??

Expectations ..a very heavy word for all of us..a burden ,a negative thing..but isn’t it something without which we can’t live ..From the very childhood parents try to teach their child all the good things because they expect them to become a good human being..then after growing up everyone starts to set expectations from themselves..be it achieving some dreams, behaving in a particular way…..Nobody can make him free from this word.. Even the saints who have left social life for a better insight to the spiritual world.,are not free from expectations…. for example expectation from themselves to lead a simple life without luxury to achieve mokshya...expection from God that he will guide them..

I think at each and every moment of my life I am either meeting my own or the expectations of people around me.... then how can I leave without these? For me its almost impossible..Why we consider it such a bad thing ? As we all have seen every thing has its own positive as well as negative side…it also has some .We must learn not to expect too much from anyone.. making our expectations burden on them. Although I have learnt to manage my expectations from myself as well as from others,there is still one question unanswered…..

Is there a life without expectation??

~Ani~