Karma has been a pop culture
term for ages. But really, what the heck is it?
Karma is not an inviolate engine of
cosmic punishment. Rather, it is a neutral sequence of acts, results,
and consequences.
Receiving misfortune does not
necessarily indicate that one has committed evil. But it is a
sufficient indicator of something else.
And that something else can be
anything, as long as it is a logical consequence of what has
come before.
Consider: if you fall into a well, you
are not a bad person who deserves to suffer—you are merely someone
who took a wrong step. Or someone who had one drink too many. Or got
a head rush due to poor circulation. Or forgot to wear your glasses.
Or—
The reasons are plentiful, and all
plausible. But the chain of cause and effect goes way, way back into
the deepest hoariest recesses of your personal past.
So never rule out retribution. But
never expect it.
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