Realization...

It's amazing how your opinion about people change with time. It hasnt happened with me often. I consider myself to be a pretty good judge of people and their intentions. But the few times that I have miserably failed, the experience has been painful. I believe I had(ve) a serious mental weakness - wanting to please everybody around me and wanting to be "the perfect daughter", "the perect sister", "the perfect friend to every soul", "the perfect partner in life","the perfect student", "the perfect employee".... ! What was I thinking ? Two decades and a few bitter pills later I realize its stupidity! How on earth can I cater to the whims and fancies of every person who is in some way associated with my existance on planet Earth ? I most certainly donot approve of everybody else's actions- but can learn to live with a certain degree of tolerance. Wonder if it's too much to ask for from the other end...