We reap what we sow

True to the saying that we reap what we sow; it happens that what we do, comes back to us! Whatever the deeds we perform in our daily life, whether good or bad, we have to certainly bear their fruits sooner or later. This is the natural law when it comes to dealing with people around us. When we deal with others, it should be the same way that we expect from others. It is as simple as this!

Some people blame life for being unfair! However, it’s not true. It’s not life, but people are not fair with their misdeeds. It’s not life that should be blamed for what happens to us, but ourselves and others whom we deal with. It’s because we are not just and do not respect others who are around us. The result is we receive what we do to others as a reward to our deeds.

Hence, it is important for us all to understand that we are responsible for what happens to us. If we are questioned for not complying with the code of conduct in the office, we cannot blame the management because we are at fault. We have to follow the office decorum. This means punishment comes only when we violate the laws. Every action we take is decided by us and hence the result will also be faced by us!

Likewise, the result of all our deeds will be received by us only. Nobody shall say that I’ve not done injustice to anyone then why I am facing such an awful situation in my life? In fact, our deeds are just like a ball, once thrown will hit the wall and rebounds instantly. A human action may take time, but will definitely rebound today or tomorrow!

All what you need to remember is that life is an echo of a sound that will be heard again and again. You harvest, what you sow and you get what you give. Try to see your reflection in others! So you should always discharge goodness, so you get back the same; otherwise it’s vice versa.

This reminds me of an old story of that woman who used to bake (chapatti) bread and gives one to the hunchback man who passes by her house. As this went on, the woman became dismayed over the man as she found him to be an ungrateful man. All what he got to say after taking the bread was “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you”. This statement ignited the woman’s curiosity.

Therefore, the woman decided to get rid of him and she added poison to the bread she prepared for him. Luckily, she changed her mind after a while and didn’t give him that bread, rather she burned it. The hunchback man passed as usual picking up the bread. Suddenly, he got an exhausted and starving man asking for food and he instantly gave him that bread. That man was the woman’s son who came back to his mother on that day after years of disappearance.

The woman’s son thankfully told his mother about the hunchback man giving him the chapatti bread. The mother was shocked to hear that as she was intending to poison the hunchback and kill him. If she had given the poisoned chapatti to the hunchback, she could have gotten what she did as her son would eat that piece of bread. The revenge could have happened on her son!

Always remember, the evil you do remains with you while the good you do, comes back to you! Thus, keep doing the good deeds that bring back fruitful outcomes to you. As Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), said, “You do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness.”