Hello, Mi Neighbour | Good triumphs over evil

Hello, mi neighbour! What do you make of this assertion? “The good you do will live after you, but the evil you do will come after you”. People who do good at all levels will have good following them around all their days. Even that which is meant to harm them will redound to their good. Great! The evil people do to others will come after them like a roaring, hungry lion to devour a prey, without mercy. Makes sense ,therefore, to practise good at all times, even to your worst enemy.

A television presenter once suggested two ways by which we can learn some of life’s most critical lessons. First, our own experience, which tends to be time-consuming and expensive, and second, from the experience of others. We know that if a child runs across the path of a speeding motor vehicle, except for a miracle, that child is sure to die on impact. We also know that if we place our hand in fire, it will be burnt. So how do we avoid physical misery in these circumstances? Correct.

Most readers have lived long enough to know that whichever way the plot goes, or however long it takes, good always triumphs over evil at the end of the day. Someone says that if you are digging a ditch for an innocent man/woman, you should also dig one for yourself. You will not escape a downfall. The exact quote is, “Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them”. Then we also have “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”. These are ‘warning shots’ for you to be careful how we plot against others. Look, listen, learn, and apply wisdom as you travel life’s journey.

So, here was a government official who hated a certain sect of people so badly that he wanted to see them killed, starting with the hanging of their leader. In the height of this bitter passion and desperation, he concocted false accusations to persuade his boss to pass an evil edict. When the people got wind of their impending doom, they wept and prayed for God’s help.

At the end of the day, the murderous plan hatched against the innocent backfired, and the government official and all his supporters met their demise instead. The very gallows on which the innocent leader should have been hung, was the death post of the evil doer. And history recounts many stories of this nature.

It is important to note that while plotting to harm the innocent, we are actually plotting our own downfall. The supernatural law of justice always works on behalf of the innocent and vulnerable. It may take a thousand years (or maybe a day), but as night follows day, good must triumph over evil. Keep on doing good and your reward will be greater than you can ever imagine.

Wouldn’t it be good to assistant someone from list below?

Thanks to neighbours

- Ralston, Manchester, for donation.

- Miss Taylor, St Andrew, for clothing for the family.

- Mrs Morris, St Andrew, for offering zinc to a needy neighbour.

Neighbours’ requests

- Neighbour, asking for a king-size bed base.

- Neighbour has some blocks. In need of plyboard, etc.

- Neighbour, unemployed, desperately needs a mattress.

- Neighbour, asking for help with cement, blocks and zinc.

- Widow with two children in need of a stove.

- Miss Facey, unemployed single mother asking for food items.

- Mavis, Kingston, asking for a dining table and a dresser.

- Neighbour, asking for help on behalf of another who has three sons and preparing meals under some horrible conditions – badly needs a stove.

To help, please call Silton Townsend @ 334-8165, 884-3866, or deposit to acct #351 044 276 NCB. Alternatively, send donations to HELLO NEIGHBOUR c/o 53 Half-Way Tree Road, Kingston 10. Paypal/credit card: email: zicron22@yahoo.com. Contact email: helloneighbour@yahoo.com. Visit hellomineighbourja.blogspot.com. Mr Townsend exclusively manages the collections and distributions mentioned in this column and is neither an employee nor agent of The Gleaner.