Expecting the best of others is definitely a better option than the alternative. 

But when people don’t live up to your expectations, how do you react?  Now, you can’t expect people to fit into your expectations, can you?  Unplug from your expectations and accept people as they are.  If need be, readjust your expectations to something more reasonable and realistic. 

Expect the best of others but relate and interact with them as they are rather than how you want them to be.

Until da next Tyme