the fire in my soul rejects my wisdom because all that you do in life comes back to you..
A couple of days ago I asked you lot to interview me. Yup it was a veiled way of scoring new blog topics, but I hope you will forgive me…my brain isn’t doing the whole creative thing right now – I have a lot of other things to be getting along with like finding a dress for the wedding I’m off to in 3 weeks (in Spain, sort of a holiday, although I’m going with two of the Boys mates too – hum) moving in 4 weeks and starting university (again) in 5. Phew.
Anyways, moving on, thanks to those who contributed. Amongst the random tourettes/tigers and gravy (!!) based ones, one topics stood out – karma.
Regular readers will know that Karma is something of an ongoing theme of this here blog; I’ve thrown the karma threat at more people than i care to think about – sticking my tongue out in a ‘the universe will get you’ kind of way can be terrifically satisfying when you’ve been bullied into a corner by yet another ex friend or ex boyfriend.
The question i was asked was whether i believed in karma; and my answer, as a pragmatist has to be no. What i understand we mean by karma is that morally we all live by a set of ‘rules’, that when broken bring the wrath of karma down upon us. Right?
Well, no. Despite the 10 commandments still holding a tentative grip over us, it is often the case that we all live with our own version of these rules; lets call it our ‘slack’. The main issue is when our reaction to someone’s actions doesn’t take account of the other person’s slack.
(I for one have broken many a commandment over the years, but my slack means i don’t beat myself up about it – but some people could consider my behaviour over the years to be despicable, and BC would have meant I deserved a good stoning Life of Brian style. And vise versa… Every one always thinks they are right.)
If you/they don’t consider it wrong, do the ‘laws’ of karma still apply? Can I really expect them to receive retribution for something that in their eyes isn’t wrong?
See? Karma is inherently flawed. (Plus how what can goes around really can come around is an interesting conundrum; Karma isn’t like flu or herpes, its not physical, it can’t be caught or passed on purpose.)
But, despite the fact i know it doesn’t and can’t exist (and im hoping you’ll agree or disagree here) karma would always be my secret superhero weapon of choice; as, if throwing a little karma someone’s way means that next time they check the impact of their ‘slack’ then i’m all for a little mystical bullshit.
Kxx
Interesting post….
The way I understand karma is that it is about cause and effect. You sow a seed and from there are consequences to this action. The action itself and the consequences are neither ‘good’ nor ‘bad’. It is only our ego perception that makes this so.
However, it is better for you and those around you for you to sow seeds with positive intention and generous spirit as it will set you on a course of positive cause and effect.
One of my favourite phrases when someone does me or someone i love wrong is “karma will bite them on the arse eventually”. But then . . . does it really? The truly horrible people always seem to be the ones who land on their feet, while the lovely ones get all the crap over and over. If karma really existed, this would not be the case.
Being lovely is great but you have to be smart too and chose your decisions wisely. Sometimes negative bad situations can be learning experiences and shape the way you are and set you on for more positive situations and vice versa.
Whether Karma bites people who have wronged you on the arse may not matter as long as you are moving in a positive direction and being smart with your decisions.
You may find that in the long run that such people fade into the background. Outward appearances may lead many to believe that they have landed on their feet but reality may be very different.
Ultimately I believe life and karma are much more than our emotional reactions to people and circumstances.