Being frequently Plurk-ing as a result of being too jobless on holiday turns out to be inspiring. :-)
Karma often put people in paranoia, reminding of payback for something we had done in the past–mostly, something bad. To not name one religion particularly, I personally think the value of karma is one of the important things that keep the world sane. At least, it puts people to think more deeply before taking actions. It facilitates people to become wiser.
Aside from being one of people’s most important consideration before taking actions, in some cases, karma also turns out to be a popular reason for justification nowadays. More people translate ‘Everything happens for a reason’ as ‘This happened because I had done something as bad/good as this before.’
I, myself, am currently in a phase where I am trying to evaluate things to get a clearer vision of my own reflection. Some of the things I should be dare to see–this time, more rationally–are the pages of my past. That includes the things I had done and vice versa–things that people had done to me, too.
Without revealing the details of how hard this thing to overcome, I came with a conclusion that karma is not something I should be afraid to face, at all.
It took a lot of courage and strength to be faced, but it does not take ‘No’ for an answer. Whether you like the visualization of it or not, karma is something you should accept most brave-heartedly.
It goes as simple as this: karma is something you get for doing what you’ve done in the past. Anything you have done in the past–whether you like it or not–helped you to become the person you are. So, in instance, karma helps you to learn more about the answer of 5W+1H of your-present-self.
So, I have found what I was looking for. I have found my clearer reflection by accepting myself as a person who is capable of doing many awful and lovely things at the same time. Karma is good, but something as good as it sometimes come in horrible packaging. But should horrible packagings keep you away from being a better person?
