Great Expectations

Expectations, values, ideals, principles are very big words, words that I learnt very early in life. I was brought up to do the right thing no matter what the consequences are. I was taught to walk on the right path even if it meant walking alone.

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying I am a saint. I am not saying that I have never sinned. Its not that I have never tasted the forbidden fruit. But the way, I see things is that you cant claim to be good in a vaccuum. Sometimes, you need to walk on the dark side of life to experience the light of truth.

So after a decade of finding my way through the sahara of life, I have finally come across the oasis I have been searching for so desperately.

I want to do the right thing not because my parents expect that of me, but because I know from a first hand experience that it is the only way you can look at yourself straight in the eye.

It is the only way, you can hold your head high and keep your spine straight when the rest of the world are losing their minds and getting rid of their morals because in this trek of life, that stuff gets heavy.

But with great expectations, comes grave disappointment and that is something that comes with the territory. I am still trying to learn how not to expect the best from people, instead work on my best performance and keep improving that.