Causes are complex
and have different time scales.
The efforts of the individual are not
the sole determining factor in the individual’s
condition in life, because everyone is part of the
nexus of society and nature and the continuum
of time. It is common for people to attribute
causes wrongly because of misperception
of real relationships.
Every cause is the effect of
something else, and every effect is
the cause of something else. What may seem
like a curse may be a blessing, and what may seem
a blessing may be a curse. Hardship is a blessing
when it spurs effort and development; ease is
a curse when it increases complacency
and self-indulgence.
