What Does the Law of Action and Reaction Mean, and Which Aspects of Our Lives Does It Cover?
You have probably heard phrases like “hand of vengeance,” “retribution of action,” “a bolt from the blue,” and “The miles of God grind slowly.” What is inferred from the above interpretations is that nothing happens by chance or without a plan, all our deeds, good or bad, come back to us. Every reaction depends on an action and indicates that an action has taken place. For example, when a sharp object touches our hand, our nervous system instantly gives a command to the brain to move our hand away from it as a reaction. That is precisely what the law of action and reaction implies.
In the ups and downs of life, or when faced with successes and failures, we may ask ourselves: Why did this happen to me? Did my good or bad deeds in the past have an impact on this event, or not? Or to what extent have I influenced my success or failure? For this reason, in this article, we intend to discuss the law of action and reaction in the world. We will also discuss how our deeds, thoughts, feelings, decisions, and even words will impact the world, ourselves, and others. In fact, to what extent are we involved in shaping our own destiny through our actions?
In the garden of life, we reap the fruit of the seeds we plant and harvest the crops we sow. Actually, the world around us is shaped by our actions. What we manifest has an impact on both the world of creation and the future of ourselves and others. That is, sooner or later, more or less, to the same extent or many times more, the reflection of our actions in this world or the hereafter will come back to us. All our illusions, imaginations, emotions, habits, and actions leave an effect whose consequence we will face. Just as falling ill is due to neglecting hygiene, the consequence of our deeds is dependent on us.
The Mathematics of Creation and the Law of Action and Reaction
It would not be incorrect to state that most cultures and nationalities around the world believe that our actions in this world have a reaction. In other words, we all believe that when we do something good, we will get good results in return, and when we do bad things, we will see the negative consequences in our lives. Therefore, we reap what we sow, and this simple proverb expresses the law of action and reaction in the system of creation.
Of course, it is possible that in different parts of the world and in different areas, different names have been given to this law. For example, Newton’s third law of motion in physics expresses the relationship between action and reaction. Or the law of destiny and decree, which expresses the effect of our thoughts, decisions, and choices, are all subsets of the law of action and reaction. Thus, the journey towards happiness, peace, sadness, or sorrow begins from within us. This relationship exactly expresses the mathematics of creation and shows that there is a direct relationship between our action and its reaction.
Our current circumstances are the results of our past actions, and all our mental states and feelings depend on our past experiences. Whether we are successful or unsuccessful, knowledgeable or ignorant, calm or anxious, good or bad, all depends on what happened in the past. In fact, we are the product of our past and we reap the fruit of what we have sowed.
When we do things that make others happy and successful, it also brings happiness to us. Conversely, if we make others sad and hurt them, we will also feel negative emotions like anger, guilt, and hatred in return. Therefore, the law of action and reaction means that every action produces a force that brings back both the action and its result to us.
The Reflection of Our Deeds
Many of the ethical and social problems as well as many of the indifferences that we have towards different issues such as committing sins stem from the same thing: not paying attention to the return of our actions or the law of action and reaction. If we realize that the consequences of a bad deed will eventually come back to us, we will no longer break anyone’s heart, judge others, harm anyone, or trample on the rights of others. We understand that life is not a coincidence, but it is a response that we receive in return for our actions and inputs. It is an echo of what we have created and the thoughts and behaviors that we have created and reflected.
The mathematics of creation calculates our smallest actions and intentions and gives back their equivalent to us. In other words, whishing bad for others brings more sadness and depression, and striving to make others happy brings us more joy and happiness. Resolving the problems of others helps to untie the knots that tie up our own lives. In short, we reap what we sow.
Self-Care and the Reflection of Deeds in the Hereafter
So far, we have realized that the world is like a farm where we plant seeds every single second. Sometimes our seedling grows into a fruitful tree whose fruit benefits others as well, and sometimes we bring pests to what we have sown and set fire to the farm, and we will not be able to harvest anything for a long time.
If we find the awareness that our actions will return to us, this self-care prevents the formation of a structure in us that is incompatible with the living conditions of the hereafter, and in short, it prevents an eternal life in hell. Even a word that hurts another person affects our existential structure and makes it incompatible with the living conditions of the hereafter; in fact, it is a fire that will return to us in the eternal world. If we pay attention to these relationships and understand them well, we manage ourselves and our actions in a way that will bring good results for us and will have positive effects in this world and the hereafter.
In this article, we discussed the law of action and reaction in the world and the hereafter. We realized that everything that shapes our world and our future is a reflection of our own actions. Our thoughts, actions, intentions, and decisions leave their own effects; they return to us according to the mathematics of creation and affect our eternal bliss or misery. How much do you value the outcomes of your actions and decisions in the world and the hereafter?