I believe in karma. I don’t know if it works, but I believe
in it. Call it an irrational thought process or a leap of faith or whatever. My
biggest problem with karma is that it transcends lifetimes; so if someone does
something bad today, he may only pay for it in his next lifetime. Or if
something bad happens to someone today, it may be his past karma paying a visit
as a result of something bad he did in his previous lifetime.
My problem is this. I need instant gratification. Which
means that if someone does something bad to me today, I need to see that person
pay for his bad deed in the next 24 hours. Ok, I can probably wait a little longer than
that. But definitely in this lifetime, and I want to be there to watch him
suffer the consequences of his actions. No, I am not a sadist. He created his
own misery when he decided to do something bad.
After all, in nearly all legal systems in the world, a
criminal who is caught generally gets punished for his crimes in his lifetime. Why can’t
karma work the same way?
Seeing bad people flourish in life makes me think that the
bad guys always win, and the good guys always finish last. That being the case,
there’s nothing to stop me from being bad I guess. Except my conscience. And
karma, which I believe in. It’s a vicious cycle I tell you!
