Life

Lately I've been trying to figure this whole thing of life out.  Constantly we are made to believe that being a good person i.e. (treating others how you want to be treated) is the way to go.  But lately I've found that, that is just not the case.  Time and time again I find that doing the "right thing" often time leads to heart break and a big slap in the face.  One question that I have is why does this happen? or better yet how does treating people right and being a good person blow up in your face?  I understand that life throws curve balls and there is always a lesson to be learned, but why do bad things happen to those of us who are good people?  Food for thought