We have always heard this quote on what goes around always comes around. We reap what we sow.

Over time, I’ve come to believe that karma and the cycle of life are real. People eventually face consequences for what they do, even if it seems like they’ve gotten away with deceit or fraud. It’s not just actions, but even negative intentions or harmful thoughts toward others that can come back later. Sometimes, those consequences don’t hit directly but affect someone close to you, pulling them into the cycle you created.

Where there is bad, there is also good. The kindness you show and the good you do come back to you and the people you love, bringing a sense of peace and contentment. When you move through life with empathy and care for how your words and actions affect others, that compassion finds its way back to you. Even though being gentle in a world full of hypocrisy can feel heavy, that sincerity is not lost—it returns to you and those closest to you in meaningful ways.

I’ve seen people become greedy over things that don’t even belong to them, and no matter how much they chase it, they’re never truly satisfied. Even when they get what they want, they don’t seem able to enjoy it—whether it’s money, land, or a house. You can see in how they live that their greed has made them small and stingy. In a way, that becomes their curse, and their lives turn into examples of what not to become. Misery follows them wherever they go.

In the end, I just hope we grow up around people we can truly look up to, people who lead by example and show us what it means to live with honesty, kindness, and integrity. I feel truly blessed to have had a father like my Aba, someone who showed me what real empathy looks like. His kindness and the way he lived will always be the example I carry with me.