People have often wondered why a man who is honest, doesn’t do anything bad to others and is like a kami or buddha, is often afflicted with many misfortunes. This is because he has somehow shown irreverences to Kami. No matter how honest and good he is, he is apt to commit irreverences to Kami, if he does not practice faith. There is a difference between having a good personality and showing reverence to Kami. If you don’t practice faith, no matter how good a person you may be, you won’t receive divine blessings.
