We all feel disappointment regularly in life. I felt disappointed tonight when the Ducks lost, but I will have recovered in the morning. Most disappointments are like that, we recover our normal level of joy and positiveness about our life after a little time of forgetting and getting involved in other things. The level of disappointment you felt tonight is based on the level of passion or desire you had to see the Ducks National Champions. For some people the disappointment will be so strong it can be called pain. An interesting phenomenon that I have observed in many people is that because of the past experiences of pain caused from disappointment that they have stopped dreaming, wanting, hoping, really trying, and setting goals for themselves. They find it less disappointing to live life just accepting whatever happens and not pursuing goals and dreams with passion. I have to agree that such a lifestyle will have much less pain of disappointment, but it also will have much less accomplishment and excitement. It would be better to learn how to deal with and manage our disappointments in a positive way, and to dream really big dreams.