Death and Taxes

It is said that the only things that are guaranteed in life are death and taxes. I'd like to be pompous enough and add a third, disappointment.

Now the definition of disappointment is as follows: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized. Now I think there are broader versions of the definition out there, but I like this one. Reason being is that we place too much stock in how we want things to unveil. 


I think disappointment is purely human emotion. Animals tend to do as they have been taught by millions of years of instinct. Humanity believes they can change everything around them on a whim. And of course this is where disappointment comes in. We as a community are too individualistic and arrogant to do as others wish. This is where war inevitably follows. People are to be proud to be told what to do. And will not as a whole bow down to anothers will. The human spirit, a beautiful yet destructive force, has been the cause of the upheaval humanity.


Now down to a more personal definition of the word: Bullshit, ie: my fault. I am a naturally optimistic person, and I tend to take people at face value. Though time and time again I am disappointed. Now I could be just an asshole to everybody and not have anything bother me (which unfortunately I've had to do recently). But it's not in me to be an ass to people. I have a loyal and protective personality towards my friends (which also I've had to stop). 


Life goes on, people grow up, people grow apart. A simple fact I have a hard time grasping.