Goodness is hard to define. It's so close to kindness in interpretation. That which passes for goodness today has been diluted with today's definitions. When someone is having a hard time, we try to comfort them with the promise of future goodness. Some equate good with the lack of bad. Good has been misinterpreted to the point of people becoming alcoholics, drug addicts, greedy, etc. Where is the disconnect? It all hinges on the subjective, on what we do (or intend). The truth lies in God. We need a different point of reference. The Lord is good. No one is good except God himself. True goodness is rooted in God.