The most deterrent, prohibitive, irrefutable and irrevocable section of the law of Karma is "As you sow, so shall you reap'. In its strict application there is no exception, no escapement, no influence, no favouritism, no interference, no corruption and nothing of the sort. Not a single holy or pious deed (Punya Karma) would go without reward and not a single sinful deed-action (Pap Karma) can escape without punishment under the provisions of this law. The law is very strict. The law-maker is also equally strict, though he is very kind and just. The officers appointed for the implementation of this law are also very strict, even though they are very pious, sincere, helpful and honest. (I shall introduce them to you later on; also see para 34).

In spite of all this, however, looking around in this world, we find, to our great surprise, that the whole world is in the most chaotic condition and in utter confusion.
Many rascals, rogues, smugglers, blackmarketeers, dishonest, immoral and corrupt persons appear to be very happy enjoying all the amenities and luxuries and creative
comforts in life and are found even rolling in wealth at the cost of pious and honest persons striving to maintain a high standard of morality in the face of many miseries.
Such unfair state of affairs creates a lot of frustration in our mind and as a result we often lose faith in God and His justice. Ultimately unfortunately due to our weakness
of will-power or lack of sufficient forbearance sometimes we also stoop to such immoral ways of living. In such dire circumstances, we should keep a little patience and should resist and refrain from going on the wrong path and have a thorough, minute and critical study of the law of Karma which will make this position very clear as under:

The immoral, dishonest and corrupt persons who are given to deception, deviousness and exploitation appear to be enjoying all comforts and happiness in life. This is not
because of their present sinful deeds but because they must have earned and accumulated many pious deeds (Punya Karmas) in their previous births as Sanchit Karmas which have now matured and ripened as Prarabdha (luck, fate, fortune etc.) for this birth and they are enjoying and exhausting them in their present birth. Let them exhaust them all now, but thereafter their present sinful deeds (Pap Karmas) which they are at present earning and accumulating as Sanchit Karmas will mature and ripen in due course and will start attacking them immediately after all their
previous pious deeds (Punya Karmas) are completely exhausted. Till then their present sinful actions (Pap Karmas) will keep themselves waiting for the opportune time to come for their execution.

Similarly, the fact that pious and honest persons of good morals appear to be suffering unhappiness at present is not because of their present pious deeds (Punya Karma) but that is because of their previous sinful actions (Pap Karmas) which they must have earned and accumulated in their previous births as Sanchit Karmas which have now matured and ripened as ill-luck. fate (Prarabdha) for this birth that they are suffering and exhausting in their present birth. Let them exhaust them all by sufferance and thereafter their present pious deeds (Punya Karmas) which they are
at present earning and accumulating as Sanchit Karma which will be matured and ripened in due course will start giving them sweet fruits of happiness immediately after their previous sinful deeds (Pap Karmas) are totally exhausted. Till .then their present pious deeds (Punya Karmas) will remain in abeyance waiting for the opportune time to come to bring them happiness. Till then, one should have enough
patience, courage, will-power, sufficient forbearance and full faith in this law and the law-maker (Almighty God).

It is the most fundamental principle of this law that happiness is the direct result of pious deeds (Punya Karmas) and unhappiness is the direct result of the sinful deeds
(Pap Karmas). There can never be happiness without pious deeds (Punya Karmas) and unhappiness without sinful deeds (Pap Karmas).

Just for an example -

In villages, people keep storage tanks - barrels. storage tins, silo (known as Kothi in India) for the storage and preservation of corn grain. Corn grain is added in the barrel
from the top and taken out when required through a hole at the bottom of the barrel. The barrel of Mr. A is full of barley (inferior corn) and Mr. B's barrel is full of wheat
(superior corn). Now Mr. A is adding wheat from the top in his barrel and yet he is getting barley from the bottom hole. While Mr. B is now adding barley from the top in
his barrel and yet he gets wheat from the bottom hole. Mr. A is, therefore, surprised and also worried as to why he gets barley even when he is adding wheat in his barrel
and why Mr. B who is adding barley in his barrel is still getting wheat from the bottom hole. But in fact, for Mr. A there is nothing to be surprised or worried. This happens
because Mr. A is ignorant of the fact that he has previously earned and accumulated barley in his barrel and so long as that stock of barley is not fully exhausted he is not
going to get from the bottom hole wheat which he is at present adding from the top in his barrel. He need not worry about it, but he should have more courage, patience
and forbearance enough and should go on and continue adding more and more wheat so long as his previous stock of barley is completely exhausted. Thereafter he will definitely start getting wheat. While Mr. B shall be getting barley immediately the stock of wheat in his barrel is totally exhausted.

In the same way we should gather sufficient patience and moral courage while suffering miseries which are the results of our past sinful deeds (Pap) and go on doing
pious deeds (Punya Karmas) with great enthusiasm and full faith in God even during the period of miseries. Let the rascals, rogues and immoral persons rejoice today till
their stock of previous pious deeds (Punya Karmas) are fully exhausted. Thereafter, they will definitely start getting miseries in future due to their present sinful deeds (Pap) which will ripen in due course.

The Manager of the Bank is my fast friend. But when I send a cheque of even 50 dollars it is dishonoured because I have no sufficient Bank balance. While my neighbour. who has got very bad relations with the Bank Manager, has his cheque of even 500 dollars fully honoured because he has got sufficient Bank balance in his account. I should not, therefore, blame the Bank Manager. So long as I have no
balance of pious deeds to my credit, I cannot draw a cheque of happiness and hope to have a happy life.