Why do bad things happen to Good people?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Ok I know it's a show but they do say art imitates life.

Why would the writers give a good person so much suffering? I could not understand why so much bad things happen to good people? Why Sawri's birth right should be given away? Why torment Saloni for 11 years? The woman prayed and lived a pious life; Yes I am aware the writers are joyless individuals.

My answer is to forget there is a show called SP. But then I started to wonder what about reality? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? Why did the identity of Saloni's daughter fall into Jiji's hands? Maybe there is no answer except bad writing on the part of the SP writers.

So I started to think it's an Indian Serial so it must be based on ideologies and scriptures from India. So I did some research and came up with Reincarnation and Karma.

The belief in rebirth and various realms is a common ideology in Hinduism. According to Hinduism a soul is reincarnated again and again, undergoing many experiences, until it achieves perfection and unites as one with the divine. This idea of rebirth is referred to as reincarnation, that death relates only to the physical body but the soul continues on and is reborn into another body, human, animal or sometimes even a vegetable.

Karma" refers to the "debt" a soul accumulates because of good or bad actions committed during one's life (or past lives). If one accumulates good karma by performing good actions, he or she will be reincarnated in a desirable state. If one accumulates bad karma, he or she will be reincarnated in a less desirable state.

Reincarnation could explain why bad things happen to good people and why good things happen to bad people: they are being rewarded or punished for actions in past lives (karma).

The idea of karma and reincarnation provides one with motivation to be better, or as some may say "fighting the good fight." Being selfless in action, doing good to/for others, performing duties, practicing rituals is all a part in building good karma and seeking liberation in the Hinduism view. Karma can also present a solution to the everyday question of why good people sometimes suffer, or why bad people seem to get away with things.
Though even when we come to the realization that the answers are within us, we rarely know how to access them. Perhaps it is helpful to view every event as just an event, instead of treating everything as good or bad. This may be a disassociated way of learning to notice the positive in everything.

Consider the story of the Chinese farmer whose horse ran off. A friend commented on how unlucky this was. The farmer replied, "maybe good, maybe bad, who's to say?" The next day the horse returned leading a herd of wild horses that went right into the corral. The same friend as before commented on the farmer's good luck. Once again the farmer replied, "maybe good, maybe bad, who's to say?" The next day the farmer's son was riding one of the wild horses to tame it. He was thrown off and broke his leg. The well meaning friend told the farmer, "you have lost the services of your son and he is in such pain. I am so sorry for your bad luck." Undaunted, the farmer once again replied, "maybe good, maybe bad, who's to say?" The next day, the Chinese army passed through the area recruiting every able-bodied young man to fight a war in a distant land. The moral - "maybe good, maybe bad, who's to say?"

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Posted: 16 years ago
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You stole words from mouth judy. Yes we experience and see ppl every where hurting others,, backstabbing, and doing things without even thinking that whatever you do you have to pay for it sooner or later. But when the nicest ppl are hurting and ppl who do wrongs day in day out for example most our politicians are truely successful and enjoy and live the life of royalty, then one wonders where is the justice and who is doing justice?

Yes the only thing make sense in such chaos is reincarnation. Since i have seen so many nice ppl suffering so much in my own extended family and then at the same time ppl who lies, cheats and do so many manipulations to hurt others are having such a great life. Some ppl are so mukh me ram bagal me chhuri.
For example jiji and kaveri here have no remosrse for their actions and always try to justified their action. Jiji even says call your bhagwan to help you by challenging a God and she even succeeds in her dirty plans.
But then I remember Kansa and shisuupal where god said ok so many crimes commited by you will be forgiven but then you will face your doom. You do have to pay for all your bad karmas sooner or later. I hope ppl who do such things to other reaiize it.
I just wonder about some ppl . How can you chant god's name and do such horrible things to other. Are you not least bit afraid what will happen to you on the judgement day? we are not immortal we have to go some day and be answerable for our actions.
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