Expectations

I live in a world where many people at all socioeconomic levels and in all positions lie and deceive, while I do not.  I spend a great deal of time, daily, in order to insure that I lead a life that increases the integrity of the universe, which does not include lying or deceiving.  A large part of me expects other people to recognize that I am open and honest, and then I also get offended when they do not realize that I am different.  I realize that I am being pretty silly and certainly unrealistic.  As I have learned through my recovery programs, “an expectation is a premeditated resentment”.