Disappointment and Reality

Here I am, broaching another one of those subjects that is multifaceted and esoteric. A dozen or more thoughts and memories whiz by just by saying it; "disappointment". It really sounds, at first, like a very trivial thing. "Wow, the deli is out of lime jello. How disappointing!"
This isn't going to wreck any rational persons day. Of course, way out in the other direction is the person who "suffered a disappointment" e.g., "I'm so sorry but my dog just ate your multi-million dollar winning lottery ticket." Frankly, at this point I would be feeling murderous, not disappointed.
I guess I like to keep to the middle ground, believing that when a word is used for too many situations it begins to lose its meaning. (Awesome!--need I say anymore?) Get a good thesaurus and try using words like failure, defeat, frustration, unfulfillment, mortification or, my person favorite, chagrin.

Of course, you will always run into people who don't believe in disappointment. They stoutly defend their right to offend others by insinuating that to be disappointed is to lack faith in God. Hey, if all things work together for good to those who love God and follow Him then we should rejoice no matter what happens, eh? Chin up bucko! It's all for the best! Hallelujah!

People like that need a good swift kick...somewhere! Preferably one hard enough to land them in the reality zone. Right now I am truly disappointed in my children's school. I understand why things aren't going well but I had really high hopes for a good experience and things are off to a very bad start. It's only five weeks into the year and both boys cry, ask to be homeschooled and have used the phrase "living hell". Yes, they do exaggerate to an extent but I know that things are not what any of us hoped for. Do I believe that things can and will get better? Yes, but NOT by denying that disappointment and frustration. Better to be honest with God and let Him encourage us in His own time and way. Trusting God is believing that He will bring good and letting Him work, not everything always being happy, happy, happy!