The reward for good work oftentimes is disastrous
I am writing this from experience because, in this life, I have experienced lots of negative things as a result of being good to people on several occasions. However, those experiences will not deter me from being Good still.
A few years ago I helped a friend with a huge amount of money to sort himself out of the troubles he found himself. after the problems were solved, our friendship became sour as deliberately refused to pay back the money. The most painful part of the whole matter was that the money was my savings I had the intention of using it to start a business. Up until now, I am still struggling to save such amounts of money.
Most times, our goodness toward our friends usually ends in regrets because the people we thought the least of harming us are the ones most likely to do evil to us. I have tried every means possible to get my money back from him and all efforts amount to nothing.
Another scenario whereby my goodness ended in premium tears was when I signed a hire-purchased vehicle on behalf of my family members. A paternal family member. As a young school leaver then, he was in desperate need to make money and support his parents who were struggling. He reached out to me to sign a guarantee form for a hire-purchased vehicle a bank was giving out. I trusted him to be trustworthy and make all the payments within the stipulated time. After some months, he absconded with the vehicle and I was held responsible. All efforts to reach out to him amounted to nothing. I ended up paying for the money in installments.
With the things that are happening around me, I know that I am a good person, I have a soft heart for people and as a result of this, so many people take advantage of it and most times use it against me in my situations. Whenever I want to act otherwise, I will feel strange and sad. I think it's a natural disposition.
I am a good person. I can say that with a full amount of confidence in me. I have friends and family members who live a life that irritates me most times and one of such is their ability to avenge people. Forgiveness is not in their dictionary and I see this kind of people as wicked and strange.
In all, I am a good person and I will still be good, no matter the things that are happening around me.
