expectation spells the death of significance
Friday, October 17, 2008 (11:28 AM)
when someone gets hospitalised...
A: are you going to visit him?
B: i don't think so...
A: wah lao... he's your friend leh
when someone gets married...
A: how much ang pao you give?
B: $40
A: wah lao... he's your friend leh
when someone has a gf...
A: are you going to pick her up?
B: i don't think so...
A: wah lao... she's your gf leh
a gesture is only significant when voluntarily done. not when it's expected of you. from old times, a lot of things were done from the heart. as people do that often, it becomes a norm. when things become a norm, people are expected to do them. when people are expected to do them, they lose significance because they no longer do it because they want to. they do it because they are expected to.
don't take anyone's actions for granted just cause you expected them to do it. don't expect anyone to do anything.
expectations kill.