Low expectations are great. I like the Calvin philosophy [as in Calvin and Hobbes] = If you aim low, you avoid disappointment.
I told our offspring to aim for the gutter, then, any improvment would feel great and they would pretty soon figure that the gutter isn't a pleasant habitat.
"Emily didn't aim high, she aimed low" = Emily the Strange, holding a shanghai, aiming low, presumably at somebody who wasn't shown in the image. Our daughter Emily likes Emily the Strange very much and they bear an uncanny resemblance to each other.
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Emily doesn't change...she's always strange.
Emily isn't evil...she's just up to no good.
Emily didn't aim high...she aimed low.
Emily didn't search to belong...she searched to be lost.
Emily is always one step ahead.
Emily isn't lazy...she's just happy doing nothing.>
Expecting everything to go wrong is a good idea too. It makes one paranoid and wary. That avoids things going wrong. Being positive and optimistic are hazardous to health and prosperity.
Be negative, expect things to go wrong, be worried, anxious, fearful, distrust people, hide... hey presto, happiness, because sometimes things will go right, somebody will not rob you, or attack you.
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PS: I couldn't easily find an image of Emily the Strange with her shanghai/slingshot aiming low. |
