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Disappointment.

It's inevitable that we face some sort of disappointment in our lives. We set all kinds of expectations and we want to live up to them. When we fall short of them, our emotions make a turnaround. But why is it that we still continue to set these rules and standards to our lives that continue to risk putting such turmoil to our emotions?

Because the opposite of disappointment is satisfaction. A sense of achievement when we reach the seemingly unreachable. We pushed our limits, and it paid off. To meet the high expectations that we set ourselves is ample proof to the society of the type of calibre we are ( for those who care) and also the stereotype which defines us. It nurses our pride, and feeds our ego. For we are humans, we need recognition and acceptance.

And while there's so much to gain, there is equally that much to lose.