I'm
having a problem with the whole 'Karma' thing. It's not that I don't
understand the concept – do something good, something good happens
back to you – that's pretty straight forward. What I don't get is
the return policy. Something good happens back to you when? The
other half, do something shitty and something shitty happens back to
you, seems to work fairly quick, as does the appear to do
something good side of the equation. Example: a total asshole,
splitting up with her husband via text message while driving to meet
her boyfriend, grimaces impatiently at an old lady crossing the
street slowly in a wheelchair. Others perceive the grimace as a
heartfelt, caring smile of empathy. Total asshole gets to the liquor
store 43 seconds after a crazed gunman kills everyone in the store
(because they didn't have his favorite brand of Schnapps) and doesn't
even stop to think, “Hey, that old lady saved my life!”. The
error in judgment made by those who witnessed the grimace has
extended the lifespan of another worthless piece of shit. Meanwhile,
a genuinely really nice guy bolts in front of a bus to rescue the
frightened puppy of a six year old girl, hurls the puppy safely into
her pleading, outstretched arms, and is instantly rendered
quadriplegic by said bus, driven by a weeping man who’s wife has
just dumped him via text message, prompting him to take his own life
later that evening. Question: is this error ever noticed, and is the
karmic bank account adjusted accordingly? Answer: NO. The hero
spends the rest of his life in a wheelchair while the total asshole
evades divorce proceedings and lives a long and useless life. Now,
some defenders of karma will say our quad will get his reward in the
next life, and our total asshole will get her comeuppance then, as
well. Fat lot of good that does in th,e here and now, where a
complete reversal of justice has played itself out. Besides, what if
there is no next life? What happens to all the accumulated karma
then? Does it just sit there, collecting interest? Is it distributed
to deserving people here in this life? I guess what I'd really like
to know is why can't I get part of mine now, like maybe some kind of
interest dividend or long-term investment bonus, anything? I'm even
willing to waive any and all next life returns to have just one tiny
bit of my karmic deposit dropped on me today. Just a little, tiny
bit – I mean, who the fuck is going to notice, huh? C'mon, karmic
bankers, have a little heart, who knows, maybe something nice will
happen to you.
Well,
I'm off to check my karmic bank account, so, as always, be safe!
TRS
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