It’s true. Both literally and metaphorically.

I expect a lot from things. I want my raincoat to keep me dry and warm in a monsoon with gale force winds while clawing my way through a brier patch. I want to record my ideas on my computer when I’m outside no matter what the weather. I want my husband to read my mind. All very plausible requests, except that they are, maybe, a little unreasonable. It’s one thing to have high expectations. Unreasonable is something totally different.

Unreasonable can get you electrocuted if you insist on using your laptop in a rainstorm (and it’s plugged into an outdoor outlet). Not to mention, that it’s likely going to fry your circuit board.  Unreasonable can get you hypothermia if your raincoat shreds to pieces and you are stuck in a windy monsoon. Unreasonable can end relationships when mind reading is the preferred method of communication.

Notice the expectations you have for yourself, others, your computer, hell, even your cat.  Are they unreasonable?

Some of us need to learn the hard way. I’m one of those people. If you need a litmus test, go ahead, try the computer trick the next time it rains.  I wouldn’t recommend it.  But, Nature will remind you.  It’s a little unreasonable.