In virtually every area of our lives we have expectations. Many of our expectations are very important to us. Our expectations are rooted in our hopes. Only when we are completely without hope do we have no expectations. One of life's common experiences is for our expectations to fail to materialize.
Expectations can fail to materialize for many reasons.
Sometimes we expect the impossible. Sometimes we expect too much. Sometimes we have no reason for our expectation. Sometimes our expectation is no more than a wish. Our expectations are so important to us that every failed expectation causes pain.