For example - the new Hot Chip album came out in January. I've read several reviews about the album before I bought it - and was always going to buy it no matter what the pundits said. Mostly, they said, 'nice' album, not great, and definitely not what you expect from Hot Chip i.e. its not dance-y like the other albums they have released.
The reason why I bring this up is because while I was walking to work today, a song came on that I hadn't heard yet. It was brilliant. It was like lying in a bed of clouds. A melody within a dance song? What? Yes, I was shocked. But the song was beautiful. The lyrics, the voices, the beat. It meshed so well together! I have no idea what the song it was, but I am sure the Hot Chip album deserves a better review than what it has received. Just because it didn't live up to peoples expectations, people didn't like it.
It got me thinking - expectations always ruin things. Events - like birthday parties, Weather - like at the beach or at a wedding, People... Venues... and any other aspect of life that is an expectation... even a family finding out their child is gay, or autistic, or a paraplegic.
Instead of expecting, and being disappointed, wouldn't it be nice if we human beings could accept and enjoy the diversity, high and lows, rain and wind, that come with life.
Not everything is as expected. And if it was, frankly, life would be boring.
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