The answer is simple, actually. Just one sentence… “All you need is inner peace.” So, what does it take to achieve peace? At that moment, a series of different sentences come pouring out, separated by commas… First, you have to be healthy… Once your health is gone, nothing else matters. But is that enough to achieve peace?

And of course, there’s one more thing that’s important, even if it’s not the most important: you need money. You won’t owe anyone anything in this life. At least you should have a place to call home. You won’t spend your life renting, enduring the whims of a landlord. And a car that gets you around is enough. You don’t need anything more…

Is that enough for peace of mind?

Of course, a house and a car aren’t enough on their own. You also need a good life partner. Someone who understands you, loves you, treats you like a queen, and, oh, someone who looks good by your side…

Is that enough for peace of mind?

Family is important! When you have children at home, you feel more like a family. The house comes alive with the sound of children. When you get old, they take care of you and don’t leave you alone.

So, is that enough for peace of mind?

Your job should also be good. Ideally, you should have your own business. These days, dealing with work hours, employers, managers, and supervisors is tough. You should be able to go to work whenever you want. You should be the boss of your own business. Most of your day is spent at work, so it’s very important.

Is that enough for peace of mind?

Will your mind be at ease? You won’t get hung up on everything, you won’t let unnecessary things ruin your mood…

Do these words sound familiar to you?

People are absolutely right to want inner peace, which is truly the most important thing in life. But they are unaware of the major misconceptions they have about the things that create it. When we think about it, we see that almost everything that brings peace is based on expectations related to the outside world. Yet the outside world is beyond anyone’s control.

The concept of peace expresses a sense of certainty. Since the outside world is beyond human control, how certain can one be? Therefore, the mistake humans make is to concern themselves with things beyond their own capabilities, expectations, and abilities. Expectations formed about a process that cannot be controlled do not bring peace of mind but rather cause more tension. Because whatever is unexpected is actually what will happen. In other words, unforeseen mishaps, mistakes, and errors are lined up at the door, calculating the severity of the trauma. Wherever a person’s desire or expectation lies, the problem is almost certainly there too. If the solution to the problem is sought in the external world, it means there is still more time to wait for the expected solution.

People who know themselves and can see their strengths and weaknesses are those who can have the right expectations. Because they choose their expectations—that is, their problems—according to themselves, they also know where the solutions lie.

A person who has inner peace

knows that they need to develop a healthy lifestyle for a healthy life and makes an effort accordingly.

When it comes to money, they know that they need to be constantly productive as an individual. Since a productive person has little desire to consume, they try to earn money without the greed for wealth necessary for excessive consumption. Wealth is not about having many things, but about needing few things. They are aware that luxury homes and cars are not that meaningful.

They know that in order to have a good life partner, they must be a good spouse themselves. They try to exhibit the behaviors they want to see in others first.

He is aware of the reality, benefits, joys, responsibilities, and costs of being a family in order to have good children and a good family.

He knows that in order to have a good job, he must be a good employee. Thus, he is aware that he does not need to be a shareholder, boss, or partner in order to have workplace responsibility and authority.

In short, if a person truly knows what they want, recognizes where their hunger lies, and is convinced that this hunger can only be satisfied through their own efforts, then they achieve inner peace. A person desires inner peace, which is the most appropriate thing to desire, but the validity of the reasons tied to that desire is more important than the desire itself.

Peaceful expectations…