Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

An eternal question:  Why do bad things happen to good people?

The perception of "deserve" is illusory.  The dichotomy of good and bad is illusory.  Everything physical goes in cycles, whether it be up-down waves, on-off switching, positive-negative force, etc.  The universe we live in moves in perfect balance, no matter what we think, no matter what we do or do not do.

It follows that the eastern interpretation of Karma is not accurate:

"Most people think that what you do will have an effect on your future life, even after death; what you do will come back to you, etc. It is not true. Doing something, bad or good, to or for someone will not create the good and bad in your future life. It is balanced; it just happens no matter what you do. The balance makes everyone’s life fair, just, equal and perfect, but it is not influenced by any actions you take, good or bad. You are never a victim of anyone. Everything that happens is always life creating balance. Your only choice is to see it for what it is, or not see it."
- from The Present at www.truthcontest.com

It also follows that the morality of western religion and the "requirements" to get to heaven are inaccurate and misinterpreted, because recognizing the balance strips away free will and destiny at the same time, leaving only the present moment.  You are not your mind - you are not in the past and/or future.  The bio-electric activity in your brain is not you.  It is physical, so those neurons firing in patterns is life creating balance.  To know the balance is to know that there is no "you" that has control over life.  You are the receiver of it all, of life.

Having no free will, no control, is frightening to the mind, because it is beyond the mind.  What the balance means is confusing and even terrifying, because it renders obsolete the morality that keeps society functioning, the morality that keeps the beast within us suppressed and tamed.  This morality is based on flaky concepts and feelings like compassion and empathy, and on false religious beliefs.  Law enforcement is different, because it directly opposes the beast.  If the balance of life just happens on its own and is not influenced by any actions you take, what is stopping people from reverting back to our instinctual nature to satisfy animal pleasures?  What is stopping people from raping and torturing others?  What motivates people to help others?  In truth, what you do to other people does not affect them, no matter what you do.  Everything that happens is always life creating balance.

If this sounds crazy, check it out for yourself.  Once it really hits you and becomes obvious, it will make you very uncomfortable.

This is dangerous stuff.  If there is no such thing as "deserve," no control over life, no consequences to behavior, a fear is instilled as thoughts manifest of people tearing each other apart in a frenzy.  Why is this fear so strong?  It is because the beast is within you too.  We have evolved with these instincts all throughout evolution, and we have not overcome them.  They are tamed by an illusory morality that makes civilization and society possible.

Mankind is like an island in the sea of animal life.  Life became self-aware in the last 20,000 years when we became indirectly aware of our environment and connected to the collective  unconscious on the level of the modern mind.  Since then, the rational mind has become more capable and more aware, more apt to receive inspirations like language, music, art, religion, logic, science, etc.  Relatively speaking, the mind of man has catalyzed all leaps in progress and discovery to get us to where we are today in a very short time period compared to 700 million years of evolution.  Despite the achievements of the human race, the beast within has not been overcome, and it operates from its hiding place.  Our modern minds have searched for truth, distorted our direct awareness of life, and hidden the instinctual mind that roars within us and runs this world.  The major problem right now is that people have stopped searching for truth and are lost in myths and/or caught up in the mind games and pleasures of this world.  We must go all the way and use our rational minds to seek and learn the fundamental truth of life, which is now being revealed and spread with the internet.  For the first time in history, we can and must, as a species, connect to the collective unconscious on the level of universal truth.  Without the truth, we are nothing more than smart animals.  The truth is very scary to the mind, but it is essential that we face it.  To seek the truth, face the truth, and use it to overcome the deceptive mind of this world and the instinctual mind is the next step in evolution, and we must do it consciously in these bodies.

The current morality that keeps the beast suppressed would not hold up if the basic necessities of survival were unavailable to the masses.  Extreme thirst and hunger would release the beast, and in tandem with our imaginative, fantasizing minds, things could get uglier than ever before very fast.  The truth brings forth a new morality, a real, unshakable morality.  This morality is to be the foundation of our global society if the human race is to overcome the beast within and survive.  It is incredibly important that the morality that the truth creates is there to instantly replace the current, false morality when we become aware of the balance and what it means.  Thus, it must be presented and clarified.

“It is almost as if you were frantically constructing another world while the world that you live in dissolves beneath your feet, and that your survival depends on completing this construction at least one second before the old habitation collapses.” - Tennessee Williams

Knowledge of the balance does not remove responsibility for behavior.  Now you are responsible for seeing the truth of the balance and living in the center of the extremes.  Knowledge of the balance does not negate the golden rule:  Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself.  You cannot hurt or help anyone.  Literally, everything you do is for yourself.  When you know the truth, you know that hurting or helping others is hurting or helping yourself.  What goes around comes around.  In a universe that moves in perfect balance, giving is receiving.  There is noone judging you except for yourself.

So, back to the question posed at the beginning of this post.  Why do bad things happen to good people?  Since the question has been torn apart at the very seams, it will be reworded:  Why does the perception of bad things happening to good people even exist?

The answer:  The masses are not yet consciously aware of the balance.  Our physical environment is always a manifestation of the balance, so to not be aware of the balance is to live in ignorance of what pervades our very existence and experience.

With the growth of global communication technology, we are able to see what is happening around the globe, and it is becoming increasingly obvious that humans do not live in harmony with the balance.  Thus, it follows that we do not live in harmony with each other, the planet we all share, and life itself.

The gap between the very rich and very poor continues to grow, and the middle class continues to dwindle.  People who live on much more than they need, who chase pleasure and blow money on expensive things that they don't need, represent one of the extremes.  People who cannot afford to clothe themselves, who struggle to live without clean water and go to bed starving each night, represent the other extreme.  Poverty leads to religious fanatics, violence, and other animal behavior to get the basic necessities of life or some fulfillment.  Without awareness of the balance, these extremes persist.  It is hard for people living in these extremes to see the truth, because the wealthy are caught up in the money/pleasure game, and the poor are struggling to survive.  Unless the rich and well-to-do see the balance and give/share what they don't need, this vicious greed-poverty cycle will persist, and it will destroy our environment and the human race.

We see that our world is blind to the balance by observing how people behave, how they lead their lives.  It doesn't matter what people talk about, say they are into, or think they know.  All that matters is what they do, how they live, because it shows where they are at, what level of the collective unconscious they are connected to.  At present, nowhere near the majority of people aspire to simplify their lives, live modestly, and show their moderation to all men, and this is because nowhere near the majority of people are consciously aware of the balance.  The rich chase pleasure and put on a show to get others to envy them and deceive themselves and others into thinking they have a fulfilling life.  This is an illusion.  The poor and even middle class aspire to get rich, to have more things, to be as fulfilled as the wealthy, famous, and well-to-do appear to be.  This is a delusion.  The mind is deceiving everyone with appearances, while the instinctual mind runs this world with greed and pleasure from its hiding place.

As alluded to throughout this post and others, there is no other way to move beyond these false perceptions than to see the truth and live in it.  On an individual level, we must seek the truth and do what it dictates for ourselves.  If enough people just save themselves, our world will reflect that change.  A critical mass must become consciously aware of the truth and aim to live in the center of the extremes so that the veil of deception and ignorance will be lifted from this world.  The way is to find, define, and spread the truth while moving towards simplicity.  Are you on path?