If the past has taught us anything, it is that every cause
brings effect --- every action has a consequence. This thought,
in my opinion, is the moral foundation of the universe, it applies
equally in the world and the next.

     We Chinese have a saying: "If a man plants melons, he will
reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans. "And this is
true of every man's life: good begets good, and evil leads to
evil.

     True enough, the sun shines on the saint and sinner alike,
and too often it seems that the wicked wax and prosper. But we
can say with certitude that, with the individual as with the
nation, the flourishing of the wicked is an illusion, for,
unceasingly, life keeps books on us all.

     In the end, we are all the sum total of our actions. Character
cannot be counterfeited, nor can it be put on and cast off as if
it were a garment to meet the whim of the moment. Like the markings
on wood which are ingrained in the very heart of the tree, character
requires time and nurture for growth and development.

     Thus also, day by day, we write our own destiny, for inexorably
we become what we do. This, I believe, is the supreme logic and the
law of life.