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In The Face of Disappointments

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Disappointment. It is something we all have experience with. From when you were young to this very day. From the day you didn’t receive the Christmas present you wanted when you were a kid, to the day when you didn’t get that job you desired, or that holiday, or that crush you wanted to like you back. Our hopes and plans don’t always turn out the way we wanted. We are all constantly subjected to disappointments of unmet desires. Disappointment is a symptom of when we fill unsatisfied or unfulfilled in ourselves or others. We all have expectations of ourselves and the world around us. We subconsciously and consciously set dreams and goals to what we want to achieve. When we were kids, we wanted to be that movie star, or that singer, basketball player or that chef we see on TV. And for many us, these dreams were never fulfilled. As we grew older, we decided to set more realistic goals such as the university to attend, the major to do, the sport to play or the girl to marry. ...