Life is not fair . At all . Doing good and being good will not bring you good returns . Selflessness and acts of kindness done with no expectations of reciprocation from others will never ensure you happiness or good fortune or that you ' ll prosper due to your compassionate and generous deeds . And when you ' re nasty and you do wrong by other people , you won ' t get your comeuppance or feel the effects of your misdeeds simply because karma is a bitch . You won ' t get hit by a bus or experience any sort of terrible affliction because of your poor behavior and inhumane acts . You won ' t be miserable and die alone because you ' re a terrible and selfish person . Life isn ' t fair . We like to think that being good and kind will make us happy and well and being nasty and selfish will make us miserable and our fates will correspond with our actions . But no . Perhaps our attitudes might affect our outlook on life and how we live , but the weight of our deeds don ' t affect our fortune in life .