For everything…. there is a cause and an effect.

I grew up in a family with a scientific Dad.  He was always coming up with quirky “thinking” games to play.  We would say things spelled backwards for an entire meal…. “Ssap eht rettub esaelp.”  Other nights… we would refer to things by their molecular name.   Water was H2O  and table salt….NaCl and on.  If we didn’t know what it was… we would make something up.

We dabbled with Physics too.  One of the things we learned was Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion … “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”  Which then stemmed into the Philosophical Discussion of Cause and Effect.

It refers to the concept of causality.  That is where …..  an action or event…. will produce a certain response.

So that was dinner with the Ks.  Best meatloaf in town too.

At any rate, I truly believe in the “Cause and Effect” principle.  It hits us all on a daily basis.

Take the Three Stooges.  A classic example.  Moe tells Curly to grab the ladder.  Curly picks up the ladder.  He swings it around and hits Larry in the back.  Larry, holding the can of paint, loses his footing, and his grip on the paint can…. which topples through the air.  It then lands squarely on Moe’s head.  Moe gets mad.  We laugh.  Haaaa… Ha… Ha…  Ha.  Curly and Larry both get poked in the eyes.

Cause.  And Effect.

And so it goes in life doesn’t it?  Whether it is something negative, or positive…. it has a direct effect on something… or more pointedly…. someone.

A snide remark. A look of disdain.  A rumor spread.  Or perhaps…. a hand on someone’s shoulder.  A reassuring smile.  A door held open.  An invitation to lunch.   It may not change the world…. or cure cancer.

But that ONE little good thing we choose to do …. in place of that one little negative….  may have an unknown and unending impact on one person.  Or many.  Cause and Effect.  Chain Reactions.

Today I received a special message from someone.  They will never be able to comprehend how much that meant to me.  They will never know how much the “cause” of their “action” deeply “affected” me.

And one thing… then leads to the next.

“Oh man! There is no planet sun or star could hold you, if you but knew what you are.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson