Consequences

Much has been written about the difference between anticipated consequences and unforeseen consequences.

It has many applications but I want to note one specifically:  God, the moral and natural law of moderation, warns us that a good end requires a good means. A bad or dishonorable end to gain a good end quick and cheap, reverberates evil and negative due to its unforeseen consequences.

The bad means, dues its rippling, spreading influence, unforeseen and tragic, corrupt a large part of, if not the entire society, producing untold poverty, suffering, pain and injustice.

There are short cuts to promote evil, but there can be no short cuts to promote good. This makes achieving good a slow, arduous, steady gain over decades of sustained focus and effort. Good means must be resorted to gain good ends, and that is what we foresee, due to our understanding of natural law. There is no other way to proceed.