Who we are

I believe to an extent people become to you what you hold them too, if you trust people they become trustworthy, if you depend on people they become dependable--and adversely if you don't expect them to be the best they will become whatever you expect of them--you expect nothing you get nothing--sometimes.
There are incredible people out there that in spite of all odds against them, have changed the world when nobody expected them too. I have also seen great people fail under the curse of negative expectations. People fail under too high of expectations as well. Think the best, hope for greatness, be willing to start over and don't let the pass or failure be a condition of your love for anyone. Expectations are meant to bring out the best in ourselves and others because we care about them.
All I am saying is give people the benefit of the doubt. Forgive, forget, move on. Everyone is going to break trust or fall through or fail, its what they do to pick up the pieces, get back up and to try again. I mean it sucks when you people screw you over, but how many times have I screwed people over? Hopefully less and less all the time. But I believe in second chances, because I don't always get them, and I rarely deserve them. That same grace, getting that which we don't deserve, we received should be the same grace we bestow.