Cause and effect 2

In order to experience suffering, a double set of causes must be present. First we must have the potential for suffering. This potential is made long ago. Secondly there must be something triggering this potential. If we have a huge potential for suffering, even a small disturbance can release immense suffering. If we have almost no potential, a strong provocation will give almost no suffering.
The potential for suffering we get from our way of treating others. If we give suffering to others, we will get a great potential for suffering ourselves.
This is a trap. If we treat others badly, we normally feel we can do it without repercussions. And often there is no immediate after effect. The effect will come much later, as a sad surprise.
Often we give the triggering factor major importance. We blame our suffering on the person who triggered the experience. This is unfounded.
So if we want to avoid suffering, we should treat others nicely. It works in the long run. If we by some strange twist of mind would try to impose suffering on others, we should know it will hit ourselves later.