The Expectations Theory

No, I am not about to delve into the economic theory of how expectations wreak havoc on all sorts of things from prices to mental balance of Central bank governers. Or whatever that theory was. My mind has only so much space and I can either use it to remember the academic stuff or the stupid stuff... and the decision I made is amply clear ! :D

I sometimes wonder how expectations shape the way we behave and think about others and ourselves. Some people say expectations in relationships bring troubles, but then people are not to be believed.
Richard Bach has an interesting thing to say about expectations. He says that we get angry at someone only when we expect something from him or her. I think it is very true indeed.
True, anger is a big devil, and who should know this better than me. I mean, when I was very young, wise people with deep understanding of astrology would look at my kundli and instantly predict that I would grow up to be a person with lots of latent anger. Soon thereafter, the same judgement could be reached without reading the kundli.
Trying to run away from the home because my parents wouldn't let me watch 'Jungle Book' or sitting under the sun because I couldn't watch the India Zimbabwe test match. Ample evidence of my not-so-cool temper.

Anyway, when I stand in a queue, I expect people to maintain some amount of distance. In India, mostly they don't. I have had to resort to bending my left elbow backwards in an attempt to keep some empty distance behind me, but it has been tough indeed. I mean, when a person with a big pot belly stands behind you, you don't really want to feel the contour of his hemisphere.

When I treat someone with a degree of fairness, I expect them to reciprocate.
But sometimes I wonder if it is fair to expect people to behave the way I want them to. Or the way I do.

A discussion with CM brought a lot of clouds and thoughts into my mind. In the typical filmy ishtyle you love a person you know your parents don't approve of. And then the family drama. . . Hmm. If only life were simpler...

Our culinary experiments have been going all wrong off late. The use of a different curry paste in yesterday's sabji led to the whole bhagona full of it being wasted! We enrolled for a company presentation for this evening so that we can get some food for free, and without hassles.

And here's some stuff in an incredibly stupid self-destructing code I devised with the sole purpose of irritating Strato. . . and it worked well, mind you! :P

I wajh I knbw wkjsde I am gklla be in a ydfr fghm ndw. I wkjt to ldfk igho tke fhjsde baksnde I am ahgksd of my pkjt.