This is the explanation of what we call the punishment of our sins. It is not that God gives us a certain punishment, but that by our wickedness, by our evil thoughts, we attract towards us the same wickedness, the same evil thoughts from others.

• The evil we do brings the same evil upon us from others.
• A little kindness in us attracts their kindness.
• A kind person meets with kindness wherever he goes, even among the cruel.
• The smallest generosity on our part attracts the generosity of the generous.