People expect because they feel that something is missing from life. They expect from the world, from others, from situations, from luck, and also from themselves. The root of all these expectations is an inner feeling of lack of fulfillment. Meeting others’ expectations is a false treatment where you allow illusions to persist. If you love your dear ones, bring the Truth closer to them.
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Questioner: Sir, how to deal with the expectations of parents?
Acharya Prashant: See, it’s not about parents only. Everybody expects. Yes? Expectation means there is a desire. Desire means there is a sense of incompleteness. That there is something missing from life, right? That is what leads to the expectation that there is something missing from life.
Now, because you feel that there is something missing from life, you expect. You expect from the world, you expect from others, you expect from situations, you expect from luck, and you also expect from yourself. We have so many expectations even from ourselves. The root of all these expectations is an inner feeling of lack of fulfillment.
“There is something missing from my life, that’s why I am hoping and expecting. There is a gap here. I am hoping and expecting that the gap will be filled someday. Now I do not know what that gap is. Hence, I do not know what would really fill that gap. So, what do I do? I start filling that gap with useless things, with things that will not fill the gap that will not treat the disease.”
