People don’t hurt, expectation does.
The more I think about it, the more I aware that expectation really sucks.
This morning, one of my close friends texted me. She said that she has just broken up with her fiancée. At first, I misunderstood it. I thought she was lying. Till I realize something. What kind of person who is brave enough to make such kind of jokes right?
I texted her back like three times. No answer. I opened up her instagram account and meticulously looked at her posts. No photo of her fiancée. No photo of her engagement day. Okay, first evidence. Then I searched her (ex) fiancée account on her following list. Nothing. Second evidence. And finally, she replied. Confirming that her engagement has already ended. I was bitterly shocked. I read her text over and over. And I could vividly see the scar she tried to hide. It must be hard for her. Surely. She expected many things. So did I. So honestly I couldn’t imagine how hurt she is at the moment.
Well, that’s just one distinct example of how expectation could really hurt or even kill someone’s hope. Did I ever experience it? Obviously, yes. Do I stop expecting then? Sadly, no.
It’s undoubtedly difficult right to expect nothing in your life, particularly me. The one who really in love living in my own world. Wondering and expecting this and that. Whereas, I fully aware that I might fall or hurt when the reality couldn’t meet my expectation. But that’s okay. Whenever I feel disappointed I always remember one wonderful ayat which will profoundly influence me to deal with something which I never expect before.
“But perhaps, you hate a thing and it’s good for you. And perhaps you love a thing but it’s bad for you. Allah knows, while you don’t know.” (QS. 2:216)
Ah, this ayah is really something. It certainly reminds me to rely everything on the owner of this whole world: Allah. Reminds me that I’m nothing without Him. Reminds me that whatever happens in my life is the best for me. Reminds me that there’s always a silver lining in every cloud. He promises it, and He never fails to surprise us with His unpredictable, unbelievable yet amazing life path. Therefore, we should never doubt His promise. We should never blame anyone for anything. It’s easy to write right? But let’s move to the next phase. Let’s slowly learn to expect less and rely on His decision. Cz I really think that it's not people who hurt us, but our expectation towards them. Or our expectation towards our own self. Therefore, we really need to learn how to expect well and how to accept our life destiny :)
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