Will Being a Good Person Guarantee a Secure Future?

 For centuries, many people have felt that being a good and moral person is the way to a secure future. For example, people in the Orient respected what the philosopher -teacher Confucius  551-479 B.C.E. said: "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

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Many still believe that proper behavior is the key to a secure future. They try to be respectful, cultivate good manners, recognize their place in society, and maintain a good conscience. "I always believed that if I was honest and sincere," says Linh, a woman in Vietnam, "I would be blessed in return." 

Some are motivated by their religious beliefs to do good. A man named Hsu-Yun, who lives in Taiwan, says, "I was taught that a person's deeds while he is alive will determine whether he will enjoy endless bliss or suffer torment after he dies. 

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