DISAPPOINTMENT: A WOUND TO OTHERS

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Alright, today I am sharing my experience on how we make promises and also fail to keep them. It happens in different aspects of life and every day, but I will narrow it to give people assurance of assisting them, and they outrightly give their hope but only to be disappointed at the dye minute.

I remembered when we were preparing for an event, a friend of mine who is wealthy asked about the number of people I was estimating to be in the ceremony. It wasn't something that I called him and asked for assistance. He paid me a visit and gave me bold assurance that he would take care of all the drinks during the ceremony. He is a good guy, in good standing with money as at that time, I was very happy because I was looking for money to handle other things.

. One week to the event, I remembered, he sounded very ready to fulfill what he promised. By this time, I had put all the money left in my account for something else. 2 days after the event, I called him again. He asked me for directions and how I would get the drinks. I was rejoicing that it's almost done. But it was so sad that one day at the program he told me “by 2pm I will call you”, at this point I was confident he would do it.

On the day of the event, I waited until 2pm, no sign. I called his number and was busy and later was switched off, and I was left with less than 3 hours for the ceremony to commence. It was at this time I knew I had messed up by trusting a friend on a day like this.

I was disappointed, I felt bad, shattered, and battered my mind. I became unstable, confused, and uncooperative because guests were coming already. I shed tears but thank God for my in-law, who stepped in and used his car to run around in spite of all he had spent on other things. He made drinks available.

Wound created in my heart, the line of friendship 💔 broken at that time. He never called back until after 2 months. When I met him and asked him why he did, he reminded me that I did not come for his mother's birthday about two years ago which I told him already that I was in school during my undergraduate days.

It was so painful that he used my absence on his mother's birthday to disappoint me in a big event even when the issue was settled years back. I do not wish that you judge him for his actions, but let us draw a lesson that disappointment in every sense is bad. He felt I disappointed him for not showing up for his mother's birthday and paid me badly.

Source^{The pain of disappointment}

1. We all expect so much from one another. Please do not promise what you will not fulfill. When you're given an invitation, check your diary before you give your words “I will be there”. If you fail to go, a wound is created.
2. Weigh your purse before making a financial vow or pledge to people, inability to redeem is not only wounding it devalues your personality.
3. Don't give people vain hope just because you're too concerned about helping them in their situation. Offer what you have at that moment for tomorrow and will take care of itself.
4. Deal with your emotions.

Have you disappointed anyone or anyone disappointed you? How do you feel if you disappoint someone and when another disappointed you? Let's interact in the comment section as I expect to learn how you handle matters in this direction.

THANK YOU AND TRY NOT TO DISAPPOINT OTHERS BECAUSE IT HURTS

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