Expecting Disappointments

I once heard someone say that a swift cure to disappointments is never having expectations. As if to suggest that expectations are the sole cause of disappointments. And if I was to believe them, I'd have to accept that having a head is the sole cause for headaches. So if I halt expectations, I would at some point in time, have to cutoff my head. This might be an exaggeration, but I exaggerate to prove a point. That my expectations are inextricably linked to my will to hope, and I need them as much as I need oxygen. Of course, my body won't fail if doesn't get hope - but my mind will. In losing hope I may die a death worse than eternal sleep - a soul death. So, no. I will not cease all expectations. I will not create a permanent solution to a temporary problem.