The Consequences of Our Actions

In the book, “Living Water, 2009,” Annie shared this story:

“We left at 6:30 a.m. that Sunday for our weekly mission trip.  But before long we heard something snap. Our car then went to a full stop. Nobody knew what it was, so we called a mechanic. It turned out that the vehicle timing belt broke. I couldn’t believe it because I just had it recently changed to a brand new one. It only proved one thing: the person who was supposed to change the timing belt did not do his task. The mechanic confirmed this and told us what the problem was.

“I felt sad for the person who did it to us. He did not realize the consequence of what he had done. Everything we do has its consequences, whether good or bad.”

Recently, one of the tenants in our apartment complained that the sub-meter in the adjoining room had a weird noise.  True indeed, when the electrician inspected the sub-meter, the former electrician who installed the sub-meter did not do his task well.  Thank God that the complaint of the tenant was very timely, otherwise, unthinkable consequence would have happened.

Some of us may not realize that the things that we do, either good or bad, have their own consequences. Like, when one would enter into the “game of infidelity,” one is endangering the stability and harmony of the family; or when one is dishonest in his or her work, the danger of being terminated is lurking in the corner because it will be found out sooner or later whether one likes it or not. Or, when one is addicted to vices, sooner or later it will have a bad consequence, in terms of one’s health, finances, relationships, and so on.   

According to Melissa of loverevolutionblog.com website, “Our actions and their consequences shape our future. Every action causes a consequence, either long-term or short-term. Some consequences can change our lives for the better or for worst. Therefore, it is important to remember that we cannot escape from the consequences of our actions. We create our destiny day after day, decision after decision, and action after action.”

Robert Green Ingersoll once said, “In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments: there are consequences.”

How should we deal life with our decisions and actions? Our sources cite the following perspectives:

• Therefore, take the kind of actions that will lead you to the place you want to be, and will bring you the kind of things you would like to get. We have, right now, in this very moment, the opportunity to create the life we want, we can start shaping the future we yearn, and we do that with every choice and action that we take.

• Whatever you want to experience tomorrow, start creating it now. When we make an action that won’t produce a favorable consequence, we are at risk of losing very valuable things in our lives.

• Take actions that will produce the consequences you would like to experience and you will have the opportunity to live the life you have always wanted!