We are most happy when we least expect it.

I have always known this thing that we are most happy when we least expect it.
Like when I don’t expect any likes. And then if my posts get better engagements. I get happy. But when I am expecting something to perform. And then when the likes don’t come. I start getting depressed that I didn’t perform well.
I didn’t celebrate happiness for the likes I got but I grieve over the ones that I didn’t get. Because I was waiting for them to come. But I didn’t pay attention to the ones I already had.
I ignored them. And so they didn’t bring any happiness to me.
But then I wanted to know to how to expect least from everything. When we know expectations hurt. Then why do we expect too much?
Because we get busy with the happiness that is coming. We get busy over the moments that will come.
In our mind, we always think of the things that will come and will bring the gift of a smile with it. But we don’t get into the moment and see the gift that is already present in front of us.
And then the one which is present gets hidden somewhere under the ones that we expect.
Expect less. By thinking less about it.
If you have to build a quote. And have circulated it for people to see it.
Don’t think about the appreciation you’ll get. Because if you won’t get the appreciation you’ll get sad.
Rather get busy building another one.
Get busy doing anything else. Go watch some sitcoms.
In place of thinking of the flowers that may come to your home. Do something that will make you forget the flowers.
And when it will come. It will give you the happiness that you have never dream in your wildest dreams.
Don’t you get bliss when your friend visits you after years without informing you? Don’t you get happy when your parents gift you, your favorite dress without informing you?
Information is necessary. But too much of it will leave your life monotone.
If you are informed of all the things that will happen then you won’t get excited with the things that happen.
Rather get uninformed of all the things that are going to happen. And you’ll get happy when they will happen.
Uncertainty always brings the gift that we don’t expect. The gift of happiness. And sometimes the gift of sadness.
But the one who thinks of all the about to happen moments. They don’t get anything to taste in life.
Get uncertain. Get busy doing certainty. And get the surprise of happiness.
Originally published at sanarajarsite.wordpress.com on September 4, 2018.
