Many retailers and manufacturers have return policies which state the conditions under which a product may be returned for a full or partial refund, or whether a store credit will be given. I am discovering that life also has return policies. My observation leads me to believe that no matter how smart, rich, slick, or debonair you are, you cannot cheat the manufacturer. My mother used to say, “son you can’t do wrong and get by.” My father used to tell me, “Son the Bible says, ‘be not deceived for God is not mocked whatever a man sows that will he also reap.” He would then say that his mother would add, “you may sow it in the rain, but you will reap it just the same.” Based on my experience, the only caveat I would add is that sometimes there can be such a delay on the return that it may seem as though you got by or escaped. So, I have learned that the best way to avoid the greatest consequences of doing wrong, is to exercise the return policy of going back to make it right. When I took something that didn’t belong to me, and disciplined myself, I took it back and apologized. To my surprise, the penalty was not as great as it should have been. When I hurt someone out of pain, anger, or ignorance, and apologized, and made amends, sometimes I received a full refund and other times sufficient credit to let me know that my mom was right with the added knowledge that, ‘when you are honest and do what is right, you do more than get by, you get ahead.’ When I sowed seeds of selfishness, I didn’t like the crop that grew, but when I sowed seeds to help others, I found that my crop looked a lot better.