"A strong belief that something will happen..."
It usually doesn't in my case. Perhaps I have set the bar too high...
Or I tend to think the best of human nature.
But there are rare instances when I found people or things that went beyond my expectations.
And these are rare instances.
Is it all worthwhile to keep living optimistically hoping one of these would happen?
Well the argument is that... it would happen anyway even without you setting any form of expectations.
As expectations would only bring you down and see the worse in a person.
Why care?
Set yourself free from the ball and chain that is "expectation."
Expect less...
Live more.