Feelings follow behavior

As children, we did things we knew we weren’t supposed to. Only when reprimanded did we think about the consequences of our actions and how we could’ve done things differently. As teens we went through the same things, and even as adults we face feelings that follow our bad behaviours.

The difference when you’re all grown up is that there are now other ways of reprimanding you. Ways that doesn’t just include a scolding or a smack on the bum from your mother. You will now face the law when doing something criminal, your religious leaders or you God depending on your religion when doing something sinful or another adult if you’ve done something to that person to upset them.

This concept of “feelings follow behavior” makes me think about the people who are in prison and facing a long life sentence. Recently, a story appeared in the news about a girl and her boyfriend satanically and brutally killing a random stranger. They are now facing jail time. They must be thinking about their actions now, because as we all know, we only feel bad when something bad happens to us.

The concept that many adults either don’t understand or refuse to take note of is that everything has consequences. Think about all of your actions before you do them and not afterwards, when it’s way too late.

This is just a friendly reminder to think, because there are many normal people like you and me facing the consequences of their actions in a small 1m cell with a bunk bed for them and their new “love.”