Cause And Effect

Every action produces an effect and it is always cause first and effect afterward. Throwing a stone, for example, is an action. The stone strikes a glass window and breaks it. The breakage is the effect of the action of throwing but that is not the end. The broken window is now the cause of further trouble. Someone has to pay to replace it, as such the money that is being used to pay for the window cannot be used for other purpose and the effect is one of disappointment. This disappointment will then become the cause of other effects. There is no end to the result of an action.

Now throw the same stone into a pond and watch the effect. There is a splash and a number of little rings appear round the place where the stone strikes. See how the rings grow wider and wider till they become too wide and too tiny for our eyes to follow. The little stone disturbs the water in the pond but its work does not end there. When the tiny waves reach the edges of the pond, the water moves back till it pushes the stone that has disturbed it. The effects of our actions come back to us just as the waves do to the stone. Thus, if we act in good faith, the effect that we receive will also be good. On the other hand, when we act with evil intention the effect will disturb and haunt us.

Doer of good will gather good; doer of evil reaps evil. Thus, it is very important that we be very careful with the actions that we take as the effects will eventually come back to us. We have to plant seeds of goodness to reap good fruits.