Life, in it's daily momentum, often becomes a series of mechanical actions or 'operational work' that typically occupies the day. This is not a gender specific issue but more a age related outcome. As a child, we don't care about anything. We are oblivious of activities around and just focus on what we want. As we grow up, we are more aware, and tend to take responsibility. Maybe convention associates taking up responsibilities with growing up, and I guess that's how the change subconsciously happens. The only gender based change (not applicable to 100% cases but definitely a wide majority) is that a lot of the operational work like groceries, laundry, keeping the house clean, watering the plants etc land in the hands of the female folk, and the more 'serious' things like providing financial stability etc get mapped to men. I am yet to figure out the reason for this de-facto mapping. I am not sure if these responsibilities landed with the respective g...
Life is a funny thing... atleast most of the times.. We get what we don't want, Not what we expect.. Love the ideal, Miss the real... See what we want to, And ignore what we have... And then, on one of those depressing nights, regret doing it all..
Our mind is a funny thing. We don't want anyone to have any expectations from us. At the same time, we feel disappointed when our close ones don't expect anything from us. It is a double edged sword. Doomed if you do, and doomed if you don't ! So is it so important to expect that others expect something from you !?
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