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Whose Life is it Anyway?
Are you living life for you — or someone else?
As children, our parents have a lot of expectations of us. But a great deal of this — particularly when we’re young — is beneficial.
For example — saying please and thank you, sharing toys with other kids, overall good manners, and punctuality are qualities you carry with you all your life.
As you get older, teachers have expectations of you. Learn what they are teaching, do your homework, meet the given deadlines for this project, and so on. Again, many of these will carry into your overall life experience.
After school, when you set off on your own, you take charge. However, you still likely must meet the expectations of others. As an employee, you must be on time to work, meet the deadlines, and show proper deference to the bosses. As a child, your parents expect you to come to meals and visit with them during holidays and such. If you are involved with someone, they have expectations of you, too.
Is life nothing but meeting the expectations of others? Is that what it’s all about? NO.
Whose life is anyway? It is yours. But, since human beings are social creatures, we have various interactions with one another.
