| Some people say, "You should not associate with people who lie." If we believe what a liar says, we gradually feel insecure. We become irritated, and get angry. Eventually, we become suspicious of others, which makes us feel as if our life is completely dark. Some people also say, "If you bring unlucky people into your business, even things that ought to go well turn out bad." You cannot understand what these people really mean to say until you actually experience similar situations, but I believe that both cases describe situations that lead to the worst in life. These two situations may possibly have something to do with each other. A lie is anything that is not true. And what is not true means, in turn, that which can never occur in the world. This analysis of the meaning of the word "lie" implies, I believe, that what naturally comes after a lie is something that can never occur. An unlucky person is one to whom things that are unthinkable always occur. Conversely, a person to whom the desired result always occurs or whose efforts always pay off must be a person who is completely honest and faithful. Or rather, such a person must be one who exerts his or her conscience and honesty fully even when no one is watching. There may be some sort of mechanism in the process of realization of fate. |