Living Up to People's Expectations

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What would you do if you had a blank slate, a fresh start, and no-one expecting anything in particular of you? What would you do if you knew your friends, family and colleagues were guaranteed to be impressed and encouraging? I was asking these questions to myself and they made me wonder whether I am really living the life I actually want to live or if I’m just living up to people’s expectations. I am relatively a very observant person by nature; I can easily sense things and consider myself to be a good judge of character. Lately I’ve been looking around me and I can’t seem to help but notice how people engage in friendships with others just for the pure sake of having friends and being part of, without necessarily even liking the people, their views, likes or dislikes. We are all humans, and as such we are social creatures. We feel the need to be accepted by others and have sentimental relationships. However, some of us wrongly think that the only way our friends, family or colleagues will want us to be a part of their lives is if we act in a certain way. The way we are supposed to act: living up to their expectations. We live in a complex society in which we are constantly being judged by others. In my opinion, depending on how each person reacts to this kind of judgement, there are two types of people: • Those who decide to be themselves ignoring the criticisms and • Those who decide to behave in a certain way to please others and feel accepted. All the ones included in the first group don’t try to live up to other people’s expectations. The only people that they feel the need to please is themselves and in this way they don’t feel pressurized to make the ‘right’ decisions. They feel free and, are generally happier. Although, they don't deny society’s right of views and opinions they also do not feel the need to have the same. They knew

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