Great Expectations
Expectations for people have faded. Over time, we've come to expect the least from people and are surprised when they do what they are supposed to do. I've seen people ask for rewards for doing what they are told to do, what they are expected to do, but the expectations mean nothing. Mediocre has become exceptional and awful has become average. An example of people's expectations for, say teenagers, are that they do their homework and don't argue with or disobey their parents more than thrice a week. Long ago, if a child didn't meet their parents expectations, they were either thrown out or kept but as a disgrace. I guess we got tired of trying to meet our own expectations for ourselves and the expectations of others for us. We got lazy and decided enough to get by was enough for us. We need to raise our expectations before they lower themselves into nonexistance.
