A toast to hope

It’s a very age old belief that we should make our actions right. The good results follow. We should not think of results- we should think of our actions. Well… ideally? Maybe it’s true. In my life, whatever I have tried to do with a detached mind, I have got good results for it. But truly, is it possible to detach yourself from EACH and every job you do?

In our workplace, we do expect a good salary in return for our work. For every job well done, we expect someone to appreciate. If it were not so, painters would not sell their paintings, musicians wouldn't work hard on their music. A farmer toils in his fields and expects a good crop. If the harvest is not good, his hard work is all washed away. Why? He could detach himself from his deed, consider himself lucky that he could be a worker for nature and forget about the harvest. Why does he have to wait for his actions to yield? Because, he has to live. To survive on this earth, the farmer has to get a good yield, the painter... The musician- they have to get money in return for their art. In order to live, we need our expectations fulfilled.

So is true in relationships. We put in our efforts and expect something in return – a smiling face, two loving words, some trust and understanding. Is it wrong to do so, if we have expectations in all other aspects of life? I know, ideally in a relationship, you should keep fulfilling your duties with the knowledge that no one will notice. I even heard somewhere, the notion that whatever you do for others, devote that to God. But we are humans, not saints. Human beings are eventually bound to have hopes. Then it’s very difficult to keep on putting efforts with your intentions being doubted every time and your efforts being overlooked.

But, then again, we are humans… and humans need HOPE to survive. And so we continue to hope- that somebody is looking upon us, that our feelings will be taken care of eventually, that even if everything goes wrong, we’ll come out of it stronger and wiser – cheers to HOPE.