How do we feel about other people’s expectations? If they are
wonderful, we said last time, we should gladly accept them. But if
they are so overwhelmingly high that you feel like you’re drowning,
and you scream and try to escape from that crowd of expectations,
what should you do? When spoken this way, many people might loudly
exclaim, "People should not be expected to do things!" But look back
for a moment. Who told you, "Be wonderful"? Who told you, "Be
socially successful"? Who told you, "Become a great person"? Did I
exaggerate with the great person? The world of humanity is not always
made up of pure hearts. There are sad things, which often take the
form of people’s jealousy. When you hear 'jealousy', did you suddenly
remember something? Yes, exactly. It’s the jealousy that has arisen
in your own heart too, which you have experienced before.
Even without putting it into words: "Why don’t you take it easy?"
"Why don’t you fall behind?" "Why don’t you become poor?" "Why don
’t you ruin yourself?" (Perhaps 'ruin yourself' is too strong.) But
over the course of a long life, you may find yourself surrounded by
people who think like this, leaving you feeling stuck and unable to
move. Some people act on their jealousy. Sometimes jealousy can push
someone to mental illness or even suicide. Bullying of talented
people is a good example of this. Because people might yell, "How
rude!" I won’t give more examples of negative expectations. But I
hope you can now understand just how valuable and important the people
are who place expectations on you, such as: "Be wonderful" "Be
socially successful" "Become a great person"
so that you can achieve happiness and self-fulfillment. Make sure you
never let go of these people. And sometimes, communicate well with
them, lowering their expectations so that you don’t collapse, but
still continue to meet their expectations. May you, the readers here,
be supported by your supporters, achieve the highest level of self-
fulfillment, continue to maintain it, and raise the world to a higher
dimension.
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