(Note: I use AI to help me translate my stories from Japanese to English.)
Akihiro Miwa, a famous Japanese singer and actor, talked about this law.
The law means that the total amount of happiness and unhappiness in your life is the same. In other words, you will experience an equal amount of good things and bad things throughout your life.
If you gain something, you will lose something. If you lose something, you will gain something.
I think Miwa discovered this law through his own experiences. He lived through war, discrimination, and even homelessness, but later became a legendary singer.
Michael Jackson (1958–2009) was an American singer and dancer. He is often called the most successful entertainer in human history, and he is known as the “King of Pop.”
Michael began his career at the age of five. Because of this, he couldn’t enjoy a normal, happy childhood, which always made him feel sad.
He became a hugely successful entertainer, but he never had a normal childhood. By the law of positives and negatives, he couldn’t have both.
I once got sick and had to go through rehabilitation. But after that, I was able to pass one of the most difficult English exams in Japan.
I think there are three advantages to knowing this law:
- Your mind will be more stable. You know that good things will come after bad things, so you can stay calm.
- You will feel less jealousy toward others. When you see successful people, you can remind yourself that they sacrificed a lot to become successful.
- You will feel less resentment. You can think that those who bullied you will eventually pay the price. They will experience misfortune later, so you don’t need to stay angry at them.
Miwa also said it is important to do something negative for yourself first. For example, if you buy a house, you should also buy gifts for your neighbors. Buying a house is a good thing, so by this law, you would eventually experience something negative.
However, if you buy gifts for your neighbors, that small “negative” balances it out. In this way, you may avoid experiencing bigger negative things in the future.
The law of positives and negatives can be applied to everything in the universe:
If you lose something, you will gain something. If you gain something, you will lose something.