Bad Karma/Good Karma -- do you believe?

[El Kabong]

As most boxers seem to say "Everything for a reason".

On the whole I believe you get what you deserve in life. If you are good then good things happen and visa versa.

Anne Frank?
Leon Klinghoffer?
Louis Zamperini?


It rains on the just and unjust alike.


Life is neither good nor bad, helping a person in some cases might impede their own personal growth...I'm not saying I'm against doing good deeds I'm just saying there's a depth to life that few if any can fully grasp and I know I am unable to see the complete full picture.

[brocktonblockbust]

Interesting angle there, Lyle. Yeah sometimes it seems "only the good die young" etc... So who knows, you've added a good point that may make me reconsider this. Is there any such thing as real Justice?

[Spicoli]

Very much so, not so much in a spiritual or religious sense but simply doing what one feels right-needed for self or another. Momma always told us what goes around comes around. Sometimes in a physical form but mainly it's long term and big picture and should never be done in hopes of a 'receipt'.

[brocktonblockbust]

Very much so, not so much in a spiritual or religious sense but simply doing what one feels right-needed for self or another. Momma always told us what goes around comes around. Sometimes in a physical form but mainly it's long term and big picture and should never be done in hopes of a 'receipt'.

Spicoli I totally agree with that and I always wondered why so many people did things just to be able to get something back in return. It seems like it defeats the whole purpose of doing good works

[Gandalf]

I don't know. I look at my fortune and misfortune and I put only some down to chance. I take responsibility and think I got myself sick and when I bounce back that is down to me making changes. You make your own luck. It's like an open world game. You can die like a mad man every time, but you can use your brain too if you want to and increase your odds. It's up to you. I saw a man yesterday who must have weighed 350 pounds. Maybe some medical issues there, but I bet he wasn't born like that. It takes some doing. You do it to yourself. I think when you quit with the pitty party and say 'Maybe I got myself into this' you have a better chance at staving off the devil. Get walking. Eat that salad. Shout at that neighbor. It will do you good.

[walrus]

I don't know. I look at my fortune and misfortune and I put only some down to chance. I take responsibility and think I got myself sick and when I bounce back that is down to me making changes. You make your own luck. It's like an open world game. You can die like a mad man every time, but you can use your brain too if you want to and increase your odds. It's up to you. I saw a man yesterday who must have weighed 350 pounds. Maybe some medical issues there, but I bet he wasn't born like that. It takes some doing. You do it to yourself. I think when you quit with the pitty party and say 'Maybe I got myself into this' you have a better chance at staving off the devil. Get walking. Eat that salad. Shout at that neighbor. It will do you good.

Just give everyone a gun, an armed society is a polite society

[Spicoli]

Very much so, not so much in a spiritual or religious sense but simply doing what one feels right-needed for self or another. Momma always told us what goes around comes around. Sometimes in a physical form but mainly it's long term and big picture and should never be done in hopes of a 'receipt'.

Spicoli I totally agree with that and I always wondered why so many people did things just to be able to get something back in return. It seems like it defeats the whole purpose of doing good works

Yes the question answers itself really. With some the whole purpose is to achieve their own goal be it manipulating or just being a phony. They don't keep count of the bridges burned on the way though and are "shocked" when ultimately the same good will stops coming their way. Karma is an investment done naturally and it's own best reward.

[Master]

Karma is an investment done naturally and it's own best reward.

That my friend is both beautiful and powerful.

[p4pking]

It’s ludicrous and incredibly insulting to believe in such a thing, but I suppose it helps people.