Why do Bad things happen to Good people?

At some point in time almost everyone wonders, why do bad things happen to me? What did I do to deserve this? Like for instance, a man driving on a street, abiding all the road safety guidelines meets with a terrible accident. The drunk driver crashed his car into that innocent man’s door killing him on the spot. What did that innocent man do to see such fate? Was the drunk driver solely responsible for the murder?

          Often people say you reap what you sow, that means if you do good deeds, good things will happen to you and if you do bad things, eventually bad things will happen to you. This is the law of karma. This statement doesn’t solve my problem. The popular phrase above looks only inwards and doesn’t include the cruel world and the things they do. There are so many good, loving, innocent people out there who haven’t killed a cockroach in their life, who haven’t done anything wrong in their life, yet terrible things happen to them. Why?

         Some people say it is because of their past life. They must have done something terrible in their past life so that’s why this happened to them now. Let me take an example of a small 10-year-old girl. She is so pure, kind-hearted, and probably doesn’t even know the difference between right and wrong. This girl was brutally raped several times and then murdered in New Delhi. Will you still say it’s because she did something horrible in her past life? 

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          I have searched weeks if not months on this topic, to go into the depth of this matter, to find the real answer to this problem and I finally think I’ve come to a solution. Let me explain by asking you a question. Whatever you are today is it because of the result of your own actions? If the answer is yes, then you’re wrong. Don’t you think where you are today is also because of your parents, your school, your mentors, your society, your environment where you grew up. Don’t these factors affect your life directly or indirectly? I agree most of the decisions are made by you. You’re in the driver’s seat of your life. Ultimately it’s you who choose who you want to be. But you cannot eliminate the external factors, because human beings have never survived independently. We live in a co-dependence society, whether we like it or not. 

          Coming back to the topic, why bad things happen to good people? Is it just because of the evildoer? I agree he is to be blamed majorly but he is not the sole responsible for the crime. Don’t you think if the law was extremely strict then will that man have the guts to even think about doing such a horrible thing? Our education system is also at fault. If our education system properly taught about sex education to the youth, then the possibility of rape will be at a minimum. Why our education system is so awful? You can say because of the politicians and their selfish reasons. As you can see this blaming game can go on and on. This won’t ever stop.

           Basically what I’m trying to say is ‘Jo Ek karta hai uska asar Sab pe hota hai aur jo Sab karte hai uska asar Ek pe hota hai.’ This means ‘whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.' So if we say the innocent person who is suffering because they did something wrong in his past life, neither the police will do anything nor will the education system change. Whatever is happening is because of his/her past doings. What can we even do here? This doesn’t make any sense. I think this has a major role in why our country is in a terrible situation. We cannot have a narrow-minded approach we need to think of the broader aspect.

           But can you change this cruel world alone? No. Can we together change the world? Yes! A world where there is actual peace and everyone works in harmony. What I’m talking about is a Utopia world. It seems impossible to achieve this, but 500 years ago it seemed impossible to reach the moon. Yet we did the unthinkable. Human history has taught me one thing; if we put our mind to it we can achieve even the impossible. We need to change ourselves first, others will see you and get inspired and then change will come gradually. All I ask of you, Help others in whatever way you can. Be kind to other's feelings, emotions. If you can’t help anyone at the moment, that’s okay. Just do one thing, don’t hurt anyone. And the world will become a better place to live in…

The Pandemic: COVID-19

The virus that shook the surface of the Earth, Lakhs of people infected and suffering from Covid-19, thousands dead and still counting, Millions of people all over the world locked down to their homes. All because of a tiny virus which is the size of 1/100th of a cell in your body. But don’t underestimate it for its size for once inside your body; it has the power to kill you.

          The most deadly thing of the coronavirus is the ability to mutate and multiply itself when it’s in contact with a living being. Though with necessary precautions, all this can be avoided. But I don’t want to bore you with all the safety measures nor do I want to talk about the negative effects of Covid-19.

          In this time of global crisis, it would help us all to look at the bright side of things. For instance, being updated about the pandemic is a good thing, but constantly talking about it on WhatsApp won’t do any good. (I do that at times, then I realized, it’s not worth spending my time on it) It will just create more amounts of stress which certainly we don’t want.

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          Earlier we always complain, we have no time for ourselves in this busy world. Now we have all the ME TIME in the world during this period of self-quarantine. Let’s not waste this precious moment and use it well to do something productive. Do what you love, sketch, paint, write, read, etc. I, as a matter of fact, believe in balance and equilibrium in life. There should be a balance in fun time and hard work in whatever you do. We always push extremes and forget to enjoy life, which also becomes a problem at times. So balance in productivity is a good way to go to not face constant frustrations and work overload.

           There is ample time to plan for your future and think about what you actually want to do and become in life. But now you will ask what if the world comes to an end? All my planning for nothing!? Don’t worry, the world will not end because of this pandemic, I can assure you that. I cannot say with certainty when this disease will be contained, but Covid-19 will end if we take necessary precautions and fight it together as a family (Now don’t gather in crowds, 'together' was just a figure of speech. As our Prime minister said “Is waqt Social Distancing bohot mahatvapurn hai)

           If you take a look towards nature, due to millions locked down over the globe the pollution level has drastically gone down in all major cities. In Venice, the water is crystal clear because the canals are empty of tourists. Let’s take this opportunity to start on a bright and eco-friendly note and protect our mother earth. If we do not take care and protect our Earth, nature finds ways to protect itself which will have a devastating effect on humanity.

           Lastly, I would like to mention, there is no need to create unnecessary panic, stay calm and composed, as far as possible listen to your government instructions and stay at home. We will defeat this Covid-19, whatever it takes because it’s our only shot left at SURVIVAL!