THE MATTER OF LIFE

In the marketplace, everything has its price. The principle of the marketplace can be summarized in one phrase: “You get as much as you give.” No less, no more. The same rule also applies to human life. Someone wisely said, “Give the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.”

If you are a well-wisher of people, then people will be well-wishers of you. If you speak kindly to others, you will receive kind words in return. If you become a person who loves others, then you will be surrounded by love.

This world is a place of give-and-take. Here, a person gets only what they have given to others. People demonstrate to others exactly what they have shown themselves to be.

This means that creating a good environment to live in is within a person’s own control. If you become a friend to others, you will find yourself surrounded by friends. If you tolerate the unpleasant things from others, you will find neighbours around you who will tolerate your unpleasant behaviours. If you help others, then you will find a world where everyone is busy helping you.

If you know how to live like a flower, you will naturally create a flower bed around you. But if you carry thorns with you, the world you find yourself living in will be nothing but a tangle of thorns and brambles.