It’s not hard to find people who believe in “karma” or good luck. For example, they claim donating to charity makes good things happen as if there’s some sort of supernatural power keeping score on the universe. I’m the type that wants to see proof before I believe it and this appears to be an area where there isn’t any clear proof one way or the other but for some reason I tend to believe karma is real.
Just last weekend I bought something at the store and the cashier gave me too much change. It was only 36 cents but I told him he gave me too much change and gave it back to him. Later that same day when I was paying my greens fees at the golf course I found a golf club I had lost the previous week. The golf club was worth a lot more than 36 cents too.
Was it karma? Was some supernatural force looking after me since I had done a good deed? Heck if I know. But it’s uncanny how things like that seem to happen. You do something good and something good happens to you. It doesn’t always work out like that but things like that happen often enough that I notice. And maybe that’s proof enough.
Don’t worry. I’m not into “crystals” or any other New Age type of stuff. I believe in luck but I pretty much believe people make their own luck for the most part by recognizing opportunities and taking advantage of them when most people either don’t see the hidden opportunities or are too lazy to act on their ideas.
This belief guides me to make a sincere effort to treat people fairly. It’s always in the back of my mind that if I don’t treat someone fairly, it will come back to haunt me at some point in the future. Granted there are jerks who try to steal from me and who make ridiculous demands. And I won’t rehash the lying jacka$$ who basically started a smear campaign in a failed attempt to ruin my reputation and run me out of business. Sometimes I’m not so nice to people like that but I’m not perfect.
It’s apparent by the way some people treat others that they don’t seem to care about “karma” and that’s fine. To each his or her own. What do you think?
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