Actions have consequences

Actions have consequences… Actions have consequences… Actions have consequences… Very strong and impactful words aren't they?

When we were born we were never given a rule book that states the do’s and the don’ts of a human living. Nobody told us the right and the wrong deeds on our first day or the idealistic way in which humans should behave that will set us apart from animal beings. We experience few things, fall miserably (sometimes), dust ourselves and then eventually learn to catch up with to the speed of our dreams (or our journey). But these learning never come easy and cheap. It comes with a huge price.  

As an MBA professional, we are taught the famous 80:20 rule in our B-school and whenever my boss asked me anything pertaining to numbers, my favorite alibi used to be “well it’s a 80:20 rule you know..”. But in our lives, there aren't any 80:20 rules. It is either 100 or 0. We always live on the edge. You are there or you are not there. You are either honest or you not. You are either right or you are wrong.

What really amaze me are those who shamefully hurt someone and walk away like nothing ever happened. No pinching of conscious, no nightmares, no apologies, no loss of sleep - absolutely nothing. But what these wondrous animals forget is that their actions have consequences. There are repercussions that are left behind as gifts for the ones who are sitting there and wondering for the rest of their lives feeling really stupid.

“Why did I trust this person in the first place? Why did my conscious never stopped me or alerted me?” These questions always hound them.

When people betray, they are not just betraying trust of a person but there is much more at stake. The stake is loss of ability to trust again, loss of self confidence, loss of fear to fall again and what if I am unable to get up this time, loss of innocence, loss of love (momentary but definitely). And no matter how hard one tries to erase these memories, few marks always stays permanently as learning.

‘Nature’ is very smart. It never tells you how to how deal with it. It lets you deal with it yourself but gives you all the ammunition to deal. Some of the bitter mysteries of life that is hard to swallow (at least in this moment).

Jini