WASHINGTON — Regardless of station in life, faith or philosophy, unfulfilled expectations are the greatest cause of anger, frustration and discontent on the planet. That’s true whether those expectations arise in the interaction of husbands and wives, parents and children, teachers and students, employers and employees, businesses and customers, leaders and the led or politicians and their constituents. President Barack Obama apparently doesn’t grasp this fundamental truth of human nature.Resolving the “friction” of unfulfilled expectations requires a straightforward…
from: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/01/29/great_expectations_100098.html
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