#platform/youtube #channel/Master-YongHua #playlist/dharma-seeds  But the thing is that we all of us create a lot of offenses and therefore we suffer eventually. We have to suffer. Right now, we are in suffering cycle where the suffering is so pervasive and it's a reminder, a wake-up call for all of us. You are, you know, you out of compassion, you you feel sorry for for the for others, but look at the big picture. It's a wake-up call. If the [snorts] smart leaders, virtuous leaders of the world really have any wisdom, they would behave differently. They'd say, "I should do something to help my children, the future generations." Too late now because I'm undergoing this retribution cycle, okay? But in future, I need to help my children, my grandchildren avoid these things. You think it's happening? No, it's not. That's a problem. That's a huge problem. And so, what can you do? You are scared of suffering? Then don't do any evil. You want to have good things happen to you? Then do good things. It's a fundamental principle of life that no one is above it, not even Buddhas. And of course, we make mistakes. We know, even though we know that, we make mistakes. We sometimes can't help ourselves and therefore we make corrections and that's called cultivation. It's called life.