Live simply, Appreciate more & Expect less!

Expectations are truly an inevitable aspect of life. We grow up, listening to our parents tells us about the expectations they have from us..when an exam approaches, our teachers remind us of their expectations..as time passes, we are faced with increasing expectations from every single relationship and person we meet! It seems to me that everything we do and say is somehow or the other, always influenced by these expectations of others and it becomes the biggest challenge for us.
Yet, the sad thing is that though we try so hard our efforts go unnoticed most of the time. My belief is that if a person doesnt have the time to appreciate us, they have absolutely no right to have any expectations from us..
I cant help thinking how different life would be if it were not centered on so many expectations and if we had the choice to live life on our own terms. It would be such a lovely change if our parents would stop by while we are studying and say a few nice words and appreciate us, rather than remind us of all their expecatations..