This is because I have learned by hard, painful experience that wickedness never is happiness, and I have felt the joys of proper choices. To the extent we follow goodness, that is, the light of Christ, to that extent peace comes into the world, that wide lake of human existence. Each violation of moral law causes reverberations and shock waves throughout the lake. As the waters become troubled, sensitive people discern the storm. And the storm affects us all because all nature and mankind are interconnected.
Every action produces a reaction.
We may not notice, but even our footsteps have a consequence on the blades of grass. One cannot claim his or her deeds of misconduct hurt no one. When a man becomes an alcoholic, all suffer. But each man is a part of the continent, a part of the main. Conversely, when we choose good over evil, when our behaviors are positive, we help sooth life's troubled waters.