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Karma Reloaded - Or, what Sally Field and Leonardo DiCaprio Said #atozchallenge
Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11:56PM 
Does what go around really come back around? I pondered this very question in one of my playlist themed posts during the 2012 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Now, here we are a year later and I still haven’t found any definitive answers to the question. For every example that supports the existence of karma, there is another case that challenges its validity.
The main characters in the dramatic film “Forrest Gump” starring Tom Hanks and Sally Field would have us believing life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get. A charming and homeless artist named Jack Dawson even noted that you don’t know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next with each passing day, in the romantic drama “Titanic” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane. As true as their views are regarding the unpredictable nature of life itself, things can get pretty exciting or quite scary when karma comes into play – that is, for those who believe karma exists.
Being surprised and not knowing what’s ahead is not so daunting if we’re expecting good things to come. On the flip side, however, it is a worrisome experience if we think that all hell is going to break loose based on past behavior and/or actions. Unfortunately, that’s not even the worse part – the bad news is there seems to be a thin line between good and bad karma.
Whether you believe in karma or not – creating a world that is worth living in is the very best way to try to swing the odds of tomorrow’s hand of cards or box of chocolates in your favor.
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The power lies in how much good deeds and energy you put out into the world versus any bad seeds that your conduct adds to the world. It doesn’t have to be a complicated as deciding if you want to try to cure cancer or not. It’s as simple as figuring out what kind of world you want to live in and also getting clear on the kind of environment you don’t want to live in and then base your actions on those principles. I don’t want to live in a filthy and polluted environment, so my personal no-littering policy is usually in full effect no matter where I am.
I’ll hold on to an empty sandwich wrapper for several blocks until I find a trash can. I also don’t want to live in a violent world nor in an environment filled with conflict, so I make a habit of refraining from going around slapping people on the street or yelling at drivers on the road. So what about YOU? Do you hate gossip? Then, are you gossiping about people? Have you dreamed of living in a world where people were more compassionate and less judgmental? Then, are you exhibiting these very behaviors yourself? Simply put, consider what are you putting out in the world every time you think about what you’re getting back from it.
Do YOU believe in Karma?
In what ways have YOU tried to create the kind of world that you want to live in?
Reader Comments (9)
What goes around might come back around to bite you in the butt; but if you are projecting good energy out into the world, then I believe you simply have to hope the next person does the same and not expect any return on that little snippet of soul investment. ;)
I do. I think it's an excellent guiding force for making right choices. I'm so much a believer that I'm the one who carries the spider outside to release, rather than kill it.
I don't want to believe in karma but, there is a lot of evidence in my life supporting it.
Shawn at Reading Practice
I think I do believe in karma - in a way. 29 years ago we came to live in small village. After an initial 4 years when I stayed in and got to know no-one, I had my first child, and joined all the groups, and gradually started to get friends, and help with things in the village. Now we have a large circle of people we love, and who we would help in any way possible - and they do the same for us. We get shopping for people who are ill, we have helped two people who couldn't afford removals with moving everything in their house using just our car... that sort of thing! And it makes such a difference to life.
We are also lucky to live in an area with little littering, polite youngsters etc - I see this as a result of people caring, but - it is reciprocal!
I enjoyed your blog. I'm doing animals - most endangered, writing a poem and trying to draw most of them as well.
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I try to help others and be a good example to my children. (key word...try) Stopping by from a-z
I don't believe in karma in as some fixed, immutable thing, but I do think the old "as ye reap, so shall ye sow" has some validity to it. So many horrible things happen to such very good people, though, that if karma exists, I think it's a bit confused. :)
I tend to not believe in Karma because I think bad things happen to good people. But I do believe there is truth to the idea that we reap what we sow. But I don't think we can control it. However, I think that we should for sure "be the change we want to see in the world" and so I agree wholeheartedly with your idea of living in the world as you'd like to have it!
I hate gossip soooo much. It's one of the reasons I never want to work for someone in a company again. I'm an entrepreneur at heart, but gossip is one of the reasons for it. I just don't want to hear that stuff or have to deal with it.
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Yes, I certainly believe in the Law of Karma, what you give or do to others comes back to you. The best thing is we can create our own good Karma now. Be good and kind and the universe will return us the kindness.