The Power Of Expectation • Jan 26, 2008
A great majority of people would say “wish they had” instead of expecting that they will have. This is mainly because we are not taught to be forward-looking. Thus, we do not become future-oriented. We have problems in relationship and we tend to look at our environment, at what we have and with what resources we have at present.
We also have the tendency to get stuck in the past. And worse, many live in the past with past regards. Their common phrase is “I wish I had…” instead of “I’m glad I did”.
This is particularly true in relationships. We wish we had said this or done that to the ones we love such as “I have been looking forward to hearing from you.”. And our tendency to be limited in our thinking and imagination has, in fact, limited the growth of these relationships. And we tend to focus on our problems in relationship.
