Acceptance and Expectance

ReBirth Foundation, an NGO working for Organ Donation awareness, organises various Events as a part of the awareness exercise. 

One of the it's signature Event is 'Green Corridor', a short film competition on Organ Donation.

This year, in Season 3, we have had a couple of Participants whose movies got disqualified due to different reasons. This got them so worked up that they were ready to go to any lengths to prove the Juries as to how their film are worth the competition. We could feel the pain in them. But, at the same time it was perfectly justified to avoid a film which gives a wrong message. 

Expectations from the film makers due to the efforts they had put in was huge and acceptance from them that the Juries decision was right could not happen. 

In the process a lot of emotional drama got involved.

This got me pondering on Acceptance and Expectance.

Due to expectations from loved ones, non fulfilment hurts me.

Should I let go and follow acceptance or should I make them aware of my expectations from them and warn them against it next time.

I came to the following conclusion.

My fitness, my son's career, daughter's independence, the quality of performance at my workplace, does not have a substitute. Hence Expectance is right and Acceptance is not the answer.

My wife's nature totally opposite to me, my colleagues misunderstanding me, my friends negatively commenting to tease, may always be tolerated. 

Acceptance will be followed and Expectance will not be practiced.

In other words, 

Expectance for Principles, future implications, quality, goals in life.

Acceptance for ego, emotions, relationships.

I pray to god to give me strength to Accept and will to Expect and Intellect to know the difference.