Imagine you are driving at a cloudy night and there are no street lights. Everything is pitch black. The path ahead is illuminated by your car's headlights. You can only see till where the headlight reaches. You don't know what will come next, a surprise.
People expect from other people and end up getting hurt. I know it's in the human nature to have expectations. But I feel if we add that element of surprise to our lives, there will be no room for expectations. Think of your life as that car and gaze till where you can see and leave everything else to be a surprise.
Things coming to you can be good or bad but then you'll have courage to face it. You'll not pre determine and be hurt. You'll focus on resolving the issue in hand. That's how I do it these days. and lastly one of my favourite quote.
Yesterday is a History
Tomorrow is a Mystery
But Today is a gift, which is why we call it Present. :)