Karma - Do you believe in it?

[swasat]

This is something I have been thinking about A LOT these past few months.

Nasty people not facing any comeuppance for their deeds.
Dishonesty and really bad behavior getting by without many repercussions.
Selfishness not reaping the justice it deserves.

Meanwhile, some real nice and deserving people suffer.
The hardworking one gets overlooked while the selfish one reaps the benefits.

Do you honestly believe karma evens it all out in the end?

I used to believe karma is for realz. I no longer do   I have seen too few examples of karma being a bitch, and way too many examples of karma sleeping its way in Tahiti.

[Deleted]

Karma doesn't always catch up in this life  

I have an innate belief in karma. The Monkeys Paw was wildely influential in developing my life tenets  

[billisonboard]

[swamp]

I believe that you reap what you sow, but I don't believe in Karma per se.

I'm still waiting for the Karma bus to run a few people over.

[Cookies Galore]

No, karma in the Western bastardized "karma is a bitch" sense does not exist.

[giramomma]

Jun 19, 2017 12:59:46 GMT -5 swamp said:

I believe that you reap what you sow, but I don't believe in Karma per se.

[Tiny]

Nope. No Karma.

I am beginning to lean towards everyone having a 'fate' or 'destiny' - since it seems humans are doomed to repeat the past (because we are born without any information about the past).  Each generation just does the same shit over again.   

Besides, for the OP - how can you be sure "god" or "karma" or whatever isn't just using the people who get ground up in the "bad stuff" gears for some bigger purpose (like to show other people WHY it's bad to be 'bad to other people'?)

[Miss Tequila]

I hope for Karma but I don't actually believe it exists.  If it does, but ex will get hit with hit at some point..I will keep you posted

[Bob Ross]

I don't believe in karma, but I do believe in probability, in that the more people you screw over, the more angry people there are out there looking to screw you over.

*awaits Nobel Prize for statismatics*

[Lizard Queen]

Jun 19, 2017 10:39:28 GMT -5 oped said:

Karma doesn't always catch up in this life  

  This. And also karma isn't exactly like the westernized version, like someone else mentioned.

I believe in reincarnation, and that karma is reserved for only the most severe misdeeds.  There is a book that serves to explain my beliefs in these fairly closely, but most would think I'm completely nuts if I were to share it.  

[Phoenix84]

I believe in Karma to an extent.

If you do bad unto others, you'll create a lot of ill will towards you and eventually others will do bad unto you. Conversely, if you help others you will generate good will and chances are greater others will help you.

I don't believe in any cosmic forces though regarding karma. 

[Opti]

Happy karma story

(Back story: I sold a woman four phones on a family plan for her and her 3 teenage daughters. She insisted that she be put on the 500 minute plan (the smallest family plan). I informed her that most teenagers can use 500 minutes in a week and begged her to take a larger plan.

She refused and became quite angry and belligerent with me for suggesting “that her daughters were not responsible adults.” I noted on her account that she was advised of all overage charges and that there were to be no refunds on the account for overage charges. One month later she returns purple faced and on the verge of a stroke with her $3,200 phone bill.)

Customer: “I need these charges taken off.”

Me: “No, I explained the overage scale to you when you activated your phone, and begged you to take a larger plan. You insisted this was the one you needed and I cannot refund any of the charges.”

Customer: “F**k you then, and f**k [cellular provider]. Cancel my account!”

Me: “I’ll be happy to deactivate your phones but unfortunately that does not release you from your contract. There will be a $240.00 charge for each phone on the account for breaking your contract and you will still be responsible for the current charges.”

(The customer suddenly throws her phone at my head. I duck and it smashes into the wall in a million pieces.)

Customer: “F**K [cell phone provider]! F**K YOU, AND F**K ALL OF YOU A**HOLES TOO!”

(Inexplicably, the last part was directed at the other customers waiting patiently for her to finish. She then proceeds to storm out to her car, a brand new Lexus SC 430. She redlines the engine, drops it into gear and hits a lamp post hard enough to shatter every piece of glass in the car as well as almost tearing the front half of the car off.)

Customer: *comes back in the store* “Can I use your phone?”

Another Customer: “Karma’s a b**ch, ain’t it?”

notalwaysright.com/date/2008/page/192/

[Green Eyed Lady]

I don't believe in karma.  In this life, the only way people are held accountable for misdeeds is if other people hold them accountable.  The accountability can come in many forms, obviously.  When we pass from this life, I believe we will have to answer for our sins and there will be accountability there. 

But? It's nice to imagine Karma smacking some people upside the head now and then.

[Ava]

In one word; No.

[busymom]

I've always loved this meme:   





I've witnessed "Karma" biting a couple of people back.  It IS a glorious thing to see.  

[Tennesseer]

Jun 21, 2017 15:32:55 GMT -5 Opti said:

Happy karma story

(Back story: I sold a woman four phones on a family plan for her and her 3 teenage daughters. She insisted that she be put on the 500 minute plan (the smallest family plan). I informed her that most teenagers can use 500 minutes in a week and begged her to take a larger plan.

She refused and became quite angry and belligerent with me for suggesting “that her daughters were not responsible adults.” I noted on her account that she was advised of all overage charges and that there were to be no refunds on the account for overage charges. One month later she returns purple faced and on the verge of a stroke with her $3,200 phone bill.)

Customer: “I need these charges taken off.”

Me: “No, I explained the overage scale to you when you activated your phone, and begged you to take a larger plan. You insisted this was the one you needed and I cannot refund any of the charges.”

Customer: “F**k you then, and f**k [cellular provider]. Cancel my account!”

Me: “I’ll be happy to deactivate your phones but unfortunately that does not release you from your contract. There will be a $240.00 charge for each phone on the account for breaking your contract and you will still be responsible for the current charges.”

(The customer suddenly throws her phone at my head. I duck and it smashes into the wall in a million pieces.)

Customer: “F**K [cell phone provider]! F**K YOU, AND F**K ALL OF YOU A**HOLES TOO!”

(Inexplicably, the last part was directed at the other customers waiting patiently for her to finish. She then proceeds to storm out to her car, a brand new Lexus SC 430. She redlines the engine, drops it into gear and hits a lamp post hard enough to shatter every piece of glass in the car as well as almost tearing the front half of the car off.)

Customer: *comes back in the store* “Can I use your phone?”

Another Customer: “Karma’s a b**ch, ain’t it?”

notalwaysright.com/date/2008/page/192/

By chance, was the light post's name Karma?

[Artemis Windsong]

I need someone to do dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

[thyme4change]

God has a reason for fucking over his good, faithful followers. At least, that is what I have been told.

[zibazinski]

Karma got a robber on another post!!

[MarleyKeezy78]

A quote from a meme I posted over in EE "Karma is a bitch, revenge is her sister" 

[Lizard Queen]

Actually, I have a cousin named Karma, and she's really nice, or at least she was last time I saw her.  

[busymom]

If Bad Boy Puppy would've been a girl, Karma would've been a great name.  THAT's what I'll name my next dog.  

[emma1420]

No.  I don't believe in karma.  There are far too many people who hurt others on purpose who never pay for their actions.   And there are way too many people who have done absolutely nothing to deserve their fate in life.  No one can tell me that the chibok girls deserved a moment of what happened to them or that a child dying of cancer deserves that.

Now, I do think that if you treat others badly you shouldn't be surprised when they treat you badly and vice-versa, but I also see every day examples of people who treat others poorly and get treated well in response.