It’s such a short scripture, and yet it says a lot (at least to me). 

It acknowledges the challenge in doing good things; after all, it’s not always easy to  ‘take the high road’, to be generous, or even to be forgiving. Sometimes, I find it hard to just BE KIND. That can feel like a tall order to deliver.

It also reminds me that in the end, it will always benefit me to choose goodness our overarching goal.  
If you think that statement is a Pollyanna response, you’re not wrong.  The minute I typed it, I thought of several times when choosing to be kind or be ‘good’ or take the high road meant I was manipulated, taken advantage of or just plain got screwed over.  THOSE instances sure didn’t make me feel like I was reaping any sort of positive harvest.

At the end of the day, or the end of the story, or the end of my life (which hopefully won’t be a for a long, long while….), I’d like to think that I will look back with regret on any time I chose a response or action that was not based on goodness. And while I may regret the immediate outcome of choosing to be ‘good’, (especially if I was taken advantage of, maligned or unjustly treated), I am confident that I will be more at peace with having chosen kindness over any other alternative.
It’s about playing the long game, after all.