The Merit System is like a set of scales: the more merit you accumulate, the greater the benefits you receive. Good people are sure to be rewarded, and bad people are sure to face retribution.
All relationships in the world are governed by cause and effect: good deeds bring good rewards, and evil deeds bring evil consequences. Human nature has two sides, good and evil; everything has two sides, cause and effect. Every relationship in the world is part of a cycle of cause and effect. You reap what you sow; those who follow the Way have many allies, while those who stray from it have few. Your fate is shaped by your own actions, and your appearance reflects your heart. Everything is predetermined, and no one can escape the cycle of cause and effect. Retribution is real and certain: whoever wields a blade will die by one.
