page
among a sheaf
things that occur he sees them in his mind they
occularcur
once seen he tries his damnedest
to arrest them but like vapour most tend
to shimmer ease away
some things unseen are
thoughts sharplightning against black night
what of expectations
what he had to do to have them
he couldnt say
majority of his life the things
that mattered most had been unexpected
therefore
to relish the truly unexpected he tries
to live without expectations
without anticipations
career which hes eluded
manage expectations
when they fail they breed disappointment disillusionment distemper breed unhappiness
while on the other
hand
to not
expect helps foster happiness which hes enjoyed abundantly
he wrote he was heading to work rode the bus thought of Dickens Great Expectations which
he hadnt read and taking a seat beside Monty
a rider acquaintance he mentioned Dickens Monty said Chapter Twentytwo.
Don tell me you know the verse
too
got ruffled a little was a religious cat dryly drolly
No.
ChapterTwentytwo “I
wavered again, and began to think there were greater expectations than my own.”
You know this why
he laughed
Aside from the synopsi . .
. . Which is whaIve not read it
It’s a classic.
It is
Tha Ive not read
The synopsis. Pip. An orphan.
Rises to Wealth. Deserts his true friends. Then becomes humbled by his arrogance. Monty was a college science librarian
Thank you
You’re welcome.
Monty got off the bus
his greater
expectations stayed unexpectedly
he thought great is abused few farfew things people are great falling from great can kill
he thought I think Id be aware if I was in the presence
of greatness or for that matter inclined to greatness or declining ordeal
OR
Ya gotta say
I do Thas why we hang around
May I
Knock yourself out
Or youve simply lead your life on
a small stage few actors few characters
I coud
I can say I havent been around he chuckled
Wha
When I was younger I expected choicehuh
I expected Id have been
around much much more My stage could have
been larger unexpectedly but didnt
Im
not disappointed
You are not
We are not
he
nodded gently A good team
Is tha praise
We don need praise
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7 4. 08
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