Just about everybody likes a free ride, in which basically they get a benefit that they like, without having to pay anything for it. Yet, as much as we might like our free rides, it has to be stated, that if we aren’t paying the price for that ride, then someone else has paid it for us, in our stead. Remember this, in the scheme of things, there is a balance in life, and those that are out of balance need to do their good part to get back into balance, in consideration that each of us needs to, at some point, pay their fair share, and thus no longer to ride for free.
When it comes to those that indulge in that which they pretty much know are activities that are selfish, misguided, self-serving, and ego gratifying – of which, they also know deep within their psyche that what they have done is definitely not ultimately of credit for their own self, and definitely has not provided any true benefit for others, there then must be a price that must be paid, sooner or later. So then, when we enjoy those activities that seem to bring us great pleasure, but have come at the expense of our good character and right behavior, we are going to have to face the music, in order to make good on it. Further to the point, it has to be said, that those that believe that simply saying “I’m sorry,” is thus ever going to be good enough to take care of the debt that we have so incurred in our sinful actions, are badly mistaken. Indeed, those that have had their fun, must know for a certainty, that the price to pay for that ill-advised fun, should be the penance and pain of suffering in order to balance then the scales of justice.
To believe somehow that we can have our cake and eat it, without suffering anything negative in consequence, demonstrates a childish viewpoint of what life is all about. Rather, each of us is fully responsible for the actions that we so take, good or bad, and therefore each of us, fully own those actions, and when we are called to fair account, for our behavior, the only person that can answer for such, is our own individual self. So then, for those that believe that life consists of eating, drinking, and being merry, without any real meaning to it, they will find out to their dismay, that there is a scorecard, and nobody, actually ever rides for free.
Far too many people, really do believe that they are getting away with it, whenever that they fool someone, or get over on somebody. The thing that they have conveniently forgotten, though, is that the sins and errors that we commit in the short run, will be dealt with in the long run, and when that judgment so comes, it will come from that special place which is never in error, and because of that, those that have ridden for free, will have a terrible price to pay with interest, when called to account, so as to answer for that which they have so done.