Cycle of Life

I know of this man (let's name him A) who misleads people and cheat them of money through loopholes. Many people fell prey to his tricks and a handful of them were my friends. I would/could have been a potential victim.

Police reports were made but there weren't enough evidences to warrant a search or arrest. For the following year or two, there were discussions of how to seek back the lost money and how to prevent more people from falling prey. However, all these required money; money to hire lawyers, money to hire private investigators, so on and so forth. Being cheated of a large sum of money, most of them could not afford to fork out more and thus, things were left at that.

When A started to 'expand' his business (probably with the money cheated) and received several media reports and coverage, more people became his victims. These caused much frustration to many people as they felt helpless.

Then, something shocking happened.

I flipped through the newspaper and found out that the A's son was badly injured in a car accident and is currently in ICU (Intensive Care Unit). The worse thing was he got knocked down by an oncoming vehicle while alighting his car to save someone. He almost lost his life while being the Good Samaritan.

At that instant, I wondered if his father's wrong doings had its effects on his son. In other words, his son is paying for his father's bad deeds. 父债子还。


I strongly believe in 'whatever goes around, comes around'.

Since young, I was constantly reminded not to do bad deeds at others because these will have its effects on us and if we are born a good life, these evil doings will not be 'retributed' on us. Instead, our future generations will suffer from it. Therefore, I was always told to 积德，积善. In simple english, it means retain moral and accumulate kindness. I was also told be kind with my words and not to curse others. 积口德。

Throughout my life, I remember the teachings of my parents and teachers. They always tell me that I reap what I sow; if I had wanted something, I have got to put in due effort and hard work. Being a chinese, I was also taught this phrase: “种瓜得瓜，种果得果”.


Having brought up in a multi-racial and multi-culture society, I am exposed to several religions and there were some similar teachings that I found.

In the Bible Galatians 6:8, it is mention that "For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap".

According the Sanskrit, Karma is a cycle of cause and effect.

佛教常说　“因果循环”．


What do you think?