Often times we think things that happen around us are pleasurable, and most of the time, this reality could be believed but not all things are the way they are. The quote "Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many" gives us a depiction of such reality. It never bothers us that things we do may result to severe consequences, we have freedom after all. Such actions blind us of the truth; that pleasure is temporary. As many Filipinos would say; "Masarap ang bawal. (Those forbidden tastes sweet)." it encloses us into deep sense of familiarity of what shouldn't be done.
The term cause and effect is common among all types of studies and sciences, it's inevitable. It defines the very existence of everything. Nothing exists in itself without a proper reason of cause to explain its creation. This leads us to everything we know of, from material things to living organisms. Certainly, all of the things perceivable and specially the things we do, are results of this cause-effect relationship.
Now, in mathematics, if we multiply negative integers to positive integers, it becomes negative. Subject to this statement, our lives depend on solely in what's provided and how we act upon it. Our belief in everyday things we do affects on what the universe replies to us. The world's balance relies on what its inhabitants do or act. Our being, the one true creature that can expose the truths of the world can be the only ones to testify between negative and positive.
Human exposure to freedom causes chaos, and true to this nature, our freedom slowly drags us to the path of wrongness. Naturally, we tend to savor the sweetness of what's in front us not realizing what our actions have succumbed to, before having to suffer the aftertaste. Moreover, our lives cling to what the soul attracts and it mirrors the image deep within us.
In the gospels, we learn the story of Judas Iscariot, one of the 12 apostles chosen by Christ himself. We learn from the passage that Judas was stained by the temptations of the Devil and betrayed Jesus, selling the Lord for 30 pieces of silver, and after which he deeply regret, ultimately leading him to commit suicide. Another is Peter, when he denied his relationship with Jesus three times then realized his mistake after the rooster clucked around 3 in the afternoon.
In both stories, we learn the message of regret, and not only that, but also what comes after. The difference is, Peter chose to be wise in making a decision after what he had done, and because of that, he became the first father of the Catholic Church.
Similarly, we tend to go crazy after having to challenge the face of regret. We normally forget to think straight when in the presence of utter defeat, but that defeat, is what leads the wise to become better at what they do, to reshape what they are and to build what they become.
Wisdom when making the proper choices is a real cheat code, because the wise don't contemplate on what they give to the universe, but vise versa. The universe is filled with the grace of wisdom and everything; great or evil is under its balance and commanding power. Over the course of 200 thousand years, or possibly more, the past explains in detail how every choice matters. It provides the need for sufficient harmony in which path we come across.
"Temporary pleasures don't heal permanent scars." It's difficult to realize that most things in the world from outside are not the things us humans need to subjects of beauty. Our intellect, and refined understanding of the truths in this world is.
However, some of these beliefs contradict itself, such as the very being of curiosity; us humans lead to an unknown path of either total brightness or darkness. No matter the consequence, choices made are what leads "the cripples to walk."
Therefore, as a wise man would; always choose the path of righteousness because a single negative event alters the possible positivity across the universe.