For My People Questioning If Being Good Is Worth It
"Do good and the world will do good to you." I used to think this meant that as long as you're a good person and you're nice to people, they'll be nice in return . But all this really did was bring me disappointment and confusion when I got older. I learned the hard way that this wasn't true. Because I had thought that's what it meant, I was getting so caught up trying to understand why people weren't treating me how I was treating them and I was completely blinded. I was only seeing the bad and it made me question if I should even continue to be good . I was seeing people who were less-kind not having to deal with the BS I was dealing with. But I knew I was kidding myself if I was going to try going that route. And honestly, deep down I knew that wasn't the answer. So instead, I changed my perception of this principle. I still believe that putting out good energy will bring you good back, but it's not always coming from the pe...
