Why Do Good People Suffer? Here's Why - Free Press Journal

People often ask me - 'Why do good people always suffer?' Why do bad things keep happening to kind people? A submissive employee is made to do more work by his boss, a loyal friend is often cheated or a hard-working daughter-in-law is always given more work by her mother-in-law. This could be your story too. Do you feel your generosity and good heart are taken for granted? Do you feel people take advantage of you or manipulate you due to your kindness?

If you consider yourself a good person, why do you think you suffer? Is God doing injustice? Let me give you the answer to these questions faced by most of you. The gist of our scriptures is - ‘if you are good, you will not suffer and if you are suffering, then you are not good.’ I know you will find it difficult to believe but this is the ultimate truth. Let us understand how!

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You may have wisdom and the will to work hard, but without a good heart, you may become arrogant like Duryodhan. If you lack wisdom but have a good heart and capabilities, you will be exploited like Pandavas who were easily manipulated by Duryodhana and Shakuni. The lack of any one of these or using all three but in disproportion can make you suffer. Lord Krishna had all three in an equal proportion and utilised them perfectly.

Now would you want to know what you need to do to ensure you use all three equally in every situation?

Go to a realised spiritual master and get knowledge of the ancient Indian scriptures like Gita, Upanishads, etc. Learn what are your duties as per scriptures and how to perform them wisely. For instance, if you are made to work extra hours because of your good skills, you may accept it, but you should ask for fair compensation for those extra hours. This will help you gain more respect from your seniors, and will never be taken for granted. If you have a good heart along with wisdom, you will take the correct decision, whether to lend your hard-earned money to a person or whether to invest it in a less popular, unbelievable scheme.

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