| When many people hear Cause and Effect or Karma | | | | thought that counts. So you can look at this news one |
| they automatically think bad things. It's something that | | | | of two ways. Either this is terrible news, meaning that |
| comes up at times like when you get a flat tire and | | | | you've done a lot of bad to a lot of people and will |
| you're trying to think what you did to deserve it. Usually | | | | have to make that up one way or another, or this is |
| some ridiculous event comes to mind like the one time | | | | great news, meaning that every time you do |
| you stole 10 dollars from your mom's purse when you | | | | something good from the bottom of your heart you'll |
| were ten and you never got caught. The funny thing is | | | | not only enjoy the feeling that comes with that, but |
| that people never think of the other side of the story. | | | | also reap tangible rewards down the line. |
| If every time you do something bad you have to | | | | Unfortunately most people don't do much good for |
| experience some sort of hardship, then shouldn't it | | | | anybody anymore. This doesn't just extend to |
| work the other way around? If stealing 10 bucks out of | | | | volunteering, even as basic as helping someone with |
| mom's purse gets you a flat tire then shouldn't that | | | | their groceries is taboo, something that would be |
| time you did the dishes without anyone asking you to | | | | considered "weird". And even though the motivation |
| count for something? Of course it's not that obvious, 10 | | | | can't be the reward, like I said before it's the thought |
| dollars doesn't equal a flat tire and dishes don't equal | | | | that counts, it may be the motivation you need to start |
| something else good, but it does work, even if you | | | | stepping out of your comfort zone and letting yourself |
| don't always realize or understand it. | | | | help people and just be a better person. |
| In reality it's a rather basic concept. Even if there isn't a | | | | So today it's those people that I'm writing to. It's so |
| chart you can reference that tells you what you reap | | | | easy to remain in our comfort zone, the one set up by |
| depending on what you sow you can bet it's always | | | | years of conditioning telling us what's "weird" and |
| working. A lot like the other universal laws, like the | | | | what's "cool". Maybe it's time we all go back to the |
| recently popular law of attraction, the law of cause | | | | things we learned in kindergarden and elementary |
| and effect is like gravity, it doesn't matter whether or | | | | school. Maybe it's time we start sharing our toys and |
| not you believe in it, it's working. | | | | helping people just because we can. At that point the |
| The natural direction most people's minds go when | | | | reward becomes just a peripheral thing, a way for the |
| they realize this is usually selfish. Thinking how many | | | | universe or God to tell you that what you're doing is |
| good things they can do till they get enough "points" to | | | | right. That's the point when you realize the beautiful |
| get that car or TV they've been wanting. Sadly those | | | | truth that you really can't help others without helping |
| people are out of luck. As the old adage goes it's the | | | | yourself in the process. |