It is the bad character, weighed down by its karmic burdens and debts, that keeps one bonded to the lower levels of life.
It is the good character, rid of much of its karmic burdens and debts, that enables one to rise steadily upward to the higher existences of life.
The choice is for one to make. Develop the Good Character and let its fragrance attract the presence of holy beings, or degrade the character and let its stench attract the attention of lowly beings! (STQ-2012-p43,42)