This a question that you ask so many times when you are children and find out about being educated and trained so that you can fit into other peoples lives.
But what happens to this wonderful human with different ideas? Are they breaking the laws of God or man? Are they called rebels? And because of trivial etiquette are they turned towards different paths, following a different drum to be outcasts and an embarrassment to all their relatives and friends?
The main idea is to be educated and trained to use your own brain. but that is how it was. Today you just memorise all that you have been told and try to hide any special talents or gifts that you bring with you into this life. Many of you have talents for being dreamers, story-tellers and inventors, but cannot find where their talent fits into this modern world.
Scientists tell you that you are just a bundle of atoms that you can go no further than you are allowed, but to be content is a fallacy and you might as well say “stop this life” - for nothing stands still. Each minute every part of you is changing. As in nature, nothing is completely duplicated, except manufactured goods.
It takes a lot to try another term in this lifetime for the human race is so vast and so variable, but a great privilege to be able to study it, but the only way to bring peace and harmony is to understand.
I have talked about cause and effect and I think you understand how one negative thought grows with each person adding a bit to it. When you hear something bad, send out forgiveness and with it will grow understanding.