One of the biggest realizations that you will ever receive in your life is the understanding that if you did not do that something, that next event in your life would not have happened. This particularly comes into focus when you do something—maybe you even think what you are doing is right or good, but then it blows up in your face and all you are left with is the negative consequences.
 
This is the simple reality of life, what you choose to do will set up the next set of circumstances in your life. If what you do is good, then good should come from it. Just as if what you do is bad or hurtful, then what do you expect will happen next? But, of course, in life there are all of these variables. Variable that no one can predict. This is where it all gets complicated.
 
Take a moment right now and bring to mind one of those things that you did that caused a chain reaction that brought discomfort to your life.  First of all, why did you do it? Did you do it to help? Did you do it to hurt? Did you do it for selfish or selfless reasons? Did you even think about the possible consequences of your actions before you took them?
 
The thing is, most people are not very honest with themselves as they pass through their life. They do what they do in a very self-serving manner. They do what they do hoping to get the result they hope for. Most, rarely contemplate any possible consequences to the life of themselves or how what they are doing will affect others. They are just lost in the moment of getting what they hope for.
 
Again, look back at your own life situations. Be truly honest with yourself. Why did you do what you did?
 
You can take this a little bit deeper if you have the mind to do so. Think about a time you did something to help someone, but the consequences to your life were not what you expected. What did you expect? Why did you expect that outcome? What was your motivation for doing what you did in the first place? And, did you ever even think about the grander scheme of reality, and how your actions may affect that reality?
 
What occurred and why? Really, trace it down.
 
Now, take a look at an action you did that you knew may hurt someone. Why would you do such a thing? What gave you the right? Be honest with yourself. What happened next and why? And, aren’t you the one to blame?
 
The thing is, most life actions really lead to nothing. At least nothing that will be all that remembered. But, to each individual, there are those small things that take place in their life, that no one else, or few people, will ever even know about. Yet, it sets a course of events into motion. Then what?
 
I know from my own personal perspective; I always try to keep everything I do on the positive. I’ve even taken some hard shots in life for being of that mindset, because everyone else is not like that. Most, only see things through their own eyes and they are out to win, no matter the cost or the price to others.  But, as far as I am concerned, that is not a good mind space to be operating from.
 
So, is there an answer to all of this? Is there a way to make your life consequence free? I don’t think so, as there are so many unpredictable variables with everything you do. The one thing I can say is, do the best you can do to do the best you can do. Never do anything that may intentionally hurt anyone. Never do anything that you know is wrong. And mostly, take that someone else into consideration. Do that, even if it does not allow you to come out on top.
 
Though we can never be sure of the what comes next, with any action we take, at least if we are doing what we are doing from a selfless and helpful state of mind, any negative repercussions we may encounter will be kept to a minimal.