Happiness.

'Zero' Expectation.

Yes, expecting none is a way of being happy. Life is full of challenges and you will have certain expectations and when you do not meet or achieve those expectations, your mind automatically turns on the 'un'-happy mode. Honestly, the last few months has been tidBit difficult for me and I realize how soon you tend to feel sad. Its just funny and annoying how you react to certain situations or shall I say certain situations, controlling your emotions and life as a whole.

Life is full of expectations and you are taught to expect, and its ok to expect but its not ok to make the outcome of the expectation control you. It takes an enlightened mind to do that (I am definitely not talking about the self-acclaimed babas and gurus) and I am not the enlightened soul (very few has achieved enlightenment). I expect and fall into the trap like everyone else. So, what I can do about it? Its easy to discuss a problem but the important thing is to come up with a solution. The solutions will not be easy and it will not be one liner. The first thing that comes to my mind is to let go of what is causing me sadness- 'the expectation' and I ask the same voice (inside me) are you kidding me? I am human and I am programmed to expect, its like breathing. well almost like breathing (happy?). The second thing that automatically comes was to lower my expectation, well, this is a very doable and this is something I need to do, but there is a catch here- your ego comes into play and ruin everything- you ego will ask why to expect less when you can expect more. so, the solution is to kill the ego and expect to fail and accept to live with it. 

Life seems to be a never-ending loop of sadness for some and never ending loop of happiness for others. The idea is to give your best shot without expecting anything in return, learn from your mistakes and contribute to the society, help whenever you can.