thoughts in chaos

long is the way and hard that out of hell leads up to the light. [john milton] all life long the same questions, the same answers. [samuel beckett]


June 01, 2011

Expectations and hope

There is a difference between expectations and hope. I didn't really expected it to happen - it wouldn't be reasonable - but deep down I hoped it would. More often than not, when there's such a mismatch between expectations and hope, it will be hope losing it. This is not pessimism, mind you; the fact is, if one expects something that isn't even remotely likely, hope is nothing but the swiftest way to bitter delusion.

11:30 PM

 

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