Rushahed Manzur

AN EXPECTATION AND ITS REALITY. Expectation is a vision but reality is when it happens to you. What we think is an illusion, what we do is a reality. What comes back to us is worth giving a thought to, what we feel is there, and what we think is an expectation. So basically what we expect from people or things is far away from the reaction we receive. Expectations can be very high, but the output that we get is often not exactly the same. Reality is mostly cruel and harsh. Whereas, an expectation is a world of dreams. It’s like being on the other side of the mirror where everything seems so pretty and perfect but the fact is that it’s all fake. You always expect to see something nice and new to be there, but all that pops up is a bad thing. So here we see that reality usually packed with all its ugliness attacks you with it’s over powering strength and hits you hard enough to sweep you off your feet. Then again, it’s not always that bad as it may sound. If you are really lucky your expectations may turn into a living reality and at times hard work also pays off. It’s all a matter of fate and fortune. It’s a fact that an expectation and its reality are never consistently even. However, it also depends on what your goals are. Like I work twenty-seven hours/week. Now at the end of every week I expect to get heavy cash but what I do get always disappoints me. This is where the harsh reality hits me and I’m absolutely thrown off my feet and I feel like saying mean things to my manager but I can’t cause if I did I get fired and I can’t afford that either. So one learns to live up with reality no matter what it takes. Every week it seems like a traumatizing event has occurred in my life but I simply go on with it. Also when I get home from work or university I expect to cook myself some excellent food because my mom is in work but I always end up munching on a cheese sandwich or some other gross junk. Well, this is life, a reality. You never get what you expect. But that’s not all. It’s not just me that seems to be complaining. Generally we see, when a child is born his parents can’t wait till he starts talking and as he gets older they can’t wait till he shuts up. So reality rules everywhere. Also, parents always expect too much out of their children. Like my parents they expect them to grow up to be all nice and sweet, become wonderful people, an example for the society they live in, pride for their country and all that sort of stuff but mostly what happens is that either way i grow up to be some looser or some hotshot dude with a passion for outside the box or not in the right form of way to do it and lust for bike riding or computer gig. Hence, what we think isn’t what always turns out to be in a positive way. The point is that mostly we expect too much from ourselves and also from others. We end up cutting down the hard facts and think easy. Little do we know that it’s only good for the time being cause at that time it may seem good for the brain, at least we don’t get all stressed out and all worked up but later on when the reality stands up in our face is when we realize the consequences of the matter. In order to turn ones great expectations into a reality, hard work is required along with appropriate goals. So if I buy a car for 1 lakh taka and expect it to run like a Lexus, shine like a brand new BMW, and last as long as I live, it would be a bit too much on my part. Rather the best strategy would be to think moderately and buy a nice cheap car and keep working on it to get the best out of it for an example I ca buy a Maruti or Tata nano. Also, at times under favorable conditions, things may turn out in a totally opposite manner. Just like at times you expect too less from something and receive the best out of it. This has happened to me so many times that the people I always expect to kick me when I’m in trouble are always the first to come to my rescue. Similarly when I go shopping and find out that what I came to buy is on half-price sale I simply go insane with happiness and joy. These are the times when reality seems like a heavenly state of being. Through such little events in our lives we learn that it’s always good to expect high of something but only when you plan to work towards it. Sitting idle and thinking that a miracle will happen and the needy will get clothes and poor will get food is not the proper attitude. Because sometimes realization comes so late that things can’t be corrected and time never comes back. So before reaching out for something one should always look what he’s getting himself into and what will be the results.