When I was
growing up, radio was the chief form of home entertainment. We did not have
television. They had a radio program called truth or consequences. You can read
about it Here.
The laws of the
universe are built on actions and reactions, in other words actions and
consequences. Every thing we do has a built in consequence. If we are carrying
a box and let go of it, it will drop. We call this the law of gravity. Some
actions have consequences that are not so immediate. As an example your great
grandfather Wright Clark smoked cigarettes almost all of his life. He died of
lung cancer. So the consequence took a long time to manifest itself.
He did not
realize when he started that there would be unwelcome consequences to his
actions.
If you pay
attention to most video games it doesn't take you long to realize that even the
slightest mistake will cause undesirable consequences.
Yet we blithely
go about life doing things without realizing that there will be consequences.
Most of the results do not come immediately and often are masked by immediate
rewards to our senses. That is what is so difficult about this life. We always
reap the consequences of our actions. To give you a homely saying about this
scenario," The wheels of the Gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly
fine".
A quote from
Shakespeare memorized from my high school days seems appropriate to quote at
this time. It is often referred to as Polonius' advice to Laertes.
"This
above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as the night the day,
thou canst not then be false to any man. "
We cannot
always see down the road far enough to determine the outcome of what we do.
There are, however, guides for us on the road of life. Our Father in Heaven
knows the end from the beginning and has provided a road map for us to follow.
It is called the gospel of Jesus Christ or the iron rod.
In addition
there are people who have traveled the road of life and have, by their experience,
been able to determine what will happen to some people who do stupid things.
They may not know everything, but do not discount the wisdom of the aged.
Truth, wherever
it is found, will always lead to a desirable outcome.
As the radio host
would say at the end of the program, "May all your consequences be happy
ones."
