Reaction from an Action

 

Sometimes back I asked myself why I suffer? Why don't I get what I want at the time I want it to happen? I have searched to know why I don't seem to have control over things that are around me.

Well the truth is I have control of what is around me. This realization came to me through deep soul searching and serious meditation. Look at it this way. God created us as free beings and by being here on earth we were given power to build our own kingdoms. Most of the things that happen are a manifestation of our thoughts and actions. Let me explain.

People mine gold by digging deep into the ground and they never return the soil back to its original state. This develops vacuum points and well there has to be reorganization as the earth tries to fill up the empty space. People will use nuclear weapons and the same weapons will create weak points on earth and earthquakes will happen. People will pollute the air and acidic rain will fall and as it waters the plants ,we eat foods that were grown with polluted water hence the many diseases that befall us. Alternatively we feast on animals that have ingested polluted foods.

Another truth is that there are things we suffer from because of the actions of others. When people cut trees now the future generation will find a dry land. When we build houses on arable land we will reduce food supply in the future. More so if we don't find ways to replace the once arable land that we put up buildings on. Land is a scarce resource that never increases, it just gets depleted and needs to be managed and improved on through taking calculated steps. There are so many accidents happening these days. Some due to use of faulty vehicles , careless driving or poor roads or rush to make more money. Unfortunately there are those people who are caught up in the cycle of a reaction of another persons action.

This realization took me to a place where I taught myself to consciously watch the actions I pursue. This is because I may not get a reaction right away but somewhere in the future the reaction manifests itself. If each day I throw a piece of paper outside my house and there is nobody to clear it up, soon it will be a pile of cabbage. The papers will be blown by the wind and my environment will be dirty. However if I consciously choose to rightfully dispose my rubbish then my surrounding will be better. Not just now but also in the future to come. 

How about we all carefully examine our actions before pursuing them. If I am to say something to someone let me take time to examine that which I am about to tell them. I may say a hurtful thing to a person they will forever remember and when we meet in the future they will be more cautious around me.

It is said life is a circle where what goes around comes back around. The Bible clearly says what you sow so shall you reap. It also talks of using our young days well as there will be days when we will eat our young days during our old age. Effects of our past are real to us everyday. Lets be weary of our actions and they have reactions in the end. I pray we can all challenge ourselves to bring ourselves to a state of consciously being aware of our actions.