Don't use the goodness of the people to take advantage of the people.

 

Author: Tao Qing Hsu

 

I observe in the world that there are many people who are smart and self-righteous. These people who are not purely motivated, they often use the goodness of the people, and then take advantage of the people. When these unruly people are engaged in these things, they are also good at blackmailing the people, saying, "Everything I do is for you and for your sake." They might even brainwash the people and say, "Because we are so good to you, so you should pay for us.” But, in fact, these evil-motivated people, after giving the other side a little bit of benefit, want to get a greater double benefit from the other party. In other words, these people made it clear that they wanted to sacrifice the rights and interests of those kind-hearted people. Did you find out? Such people generally exist in the political arena, society, company organizational structure, our interpersonal network, and even they might be one of our family members.

 

Most people do not understand why their own kindness becomes a method used by others and a tool for others to safeguard their own interests. These kind-hearted members of the public are busy with their lives every day. They have worked hard to feed their families and the expenses of their daily lives, and they have no thoughts to think about this issue anymore. Unless they wake up one day, their kindness becomes a tool for others to use. Of course, the general public does not have this kind of awakening, and there is a great possibility that they themselves are someone who will use the goodness of the people to take advantage of the people.

 

During my observation, I also found that some people were taken advantage of by relatives and friends because of their own kindness. However, these kind people, although they themselves feel this strong sense of persecution, unfortunately, they may not have such a strong awakening: Don't use the goodness of others to take advantage of others. On the contrary, these kind-hearted people who have been victimized, without awakening, will turn out to be offenders to others. In other words, he will become a person who uses the goodness of others to take advantage of others. When the whole world, national politics, society and family are full of such people, a vicious circle will be formed. If the whole world is such a person, including many leaders of the world, it will definitely take the world in a very bad direction.

 

Therefore, self-awakening is very important. If we understand the principles of cause and effect, we will be cautious about what we do and remind ourselves: Don’t use the goodness of the people to take advantage of the people. Starting from ourselves, then, even if others use our kindness to take advantage of us, we will stop here, and we must not use our brains to harm others. This approach can prevent ourselves from falling into the cycle and whirlpool of bad karma.

 

As for others who use our goodness to take advantage of us, or those who use the goodness of others to take advantage of others, they must bear the consequences for their bad behavior and bear any bitter consequences that result from it. According to the Buddha's teachings, this kind of suffering has not ended in this life, and it will certainly continue to be paid in the next life. Do you know what this bitter fruit is? According to my personal observation, this kind of people will end up in a life of poverty and hardship and struggle endlessly. This kind of poverty and suffering is not only manifested in the material, but also in the spirit.