Goodness

Is goodness always rewarded? In “The Storyteller,” whose version of life—the bachelor’s or the aunt’s—do you think is true to life? Why? Can you think of examples from your own life or experiences to back up your opinion?

Is the act of being good always rewarded? Well long story short, it isn't. "Goodness", the act of being good, isn't always fully appreciated in the world, especially not the world that we live in. The definition being "good" varies: being morally upright, or like the girl in the bachelor's story, doing everything right and well.
In my life, being "good" generally refers being moral, not so much about doing everything "right". From experience and observation I see that if you be the "goody two-shoes" in every situation, social interactions with others will be severely limited and others will gain a negative impression of you because of this./ The "good children" of society tend to be the loners of society because they do not know how to have fun or, in short, socialize with others. This is because society generally does not accept goodness; and neither does the harsh world that we live in. The reason for this is quite simple: it is boring.

I have morals and my religion, and I abide by the moral obligations of which I believe in for myself. However I feel that on the topic of "goodness", I tend to retain what I believe is ight, but this does not mean that I am severely caught up in doing everything that is correct and, in essence, "good"