So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Expectations often clash with reality, leading to surprise at unexpected results.
- In plain terms
- You expect one thing but get something completely different.
- What can you take from it?
- Reality rarely matches our specific expectations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why did expectations fail?
- How do you handle surprises?
Another view
Sometimes mismatches are due to error not reality.
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