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Originally Posted by Whatyosayin
Yes....I think that too now....no point in being good....you will just get trampled on....
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Its not about being good or bad, its more about managing your own expectations.
One person can throw a $700 party for a friend and then be shown a lack of respect and insensitivity, and the host won't be upset because he/she had low expectations to start with of the guest of honor, and so when that guest doesn't return the favor, or doesn't even show gratitude ... the host isn't surprised and isn't disappointed.
Another person throws a similar party for a similar "friend" and gets mad when the same lack of respect happens because consciously or sub-consciously, they were expecting it to be a two-way street. So when their expectations did not materialize, they were disappointed.
A friend of mine once summed up her life's outlook as follows:
"If you live in the world of expectations, you're bound to be disappointed. So live in the world of possibilities instead, where anything is possible."