Karma....

Tupins

Hello all,

The notion of Karma has been on my mind a lot recently. The reason for this is that about 7 months ago two people (one of whom I loved and trusted completely) did something absolutely horrible to me. Now I know this isn't the PI forum so I won't go into it much, save to say it was very cruel and will take me a long time to get over.

Ever since though, everyone around me is constantly saying things like "what goes around comes around" and "karma will catch up with them". While I would love this to be true, I haven't seen any evidence of it so far.

So I suppose what I'm asking is, do the boardsie folk on here really believe in karma? And if so, please cheer me up by posting some stories you might have of karma catching up with people - good or bad.

Cheers!

chin_grin

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starbelgrade

Tupins wrote: »

Hello all,

The notion of Karma has been on my mind a lot recently. The reason for this is that about 7 months ago two people (one of whom I loved and trusted completely) did something absolutely horrible to me.

That, and watching too many repeats of "My Name is Earl", I'd imagine.

Samich

very original :cool:

flutterflye

No.
The idea of karma is nice, but in reality it exists only in a fantasy land in your head.

wolf moon

Tupins wrote: »

I haven't seen any evidence of it so far.

There is a little chance that you're gonna see it. More than likely they will be doing very well and will be very happy - while you will be living in misery.

That's how things work in this universe. Sorry.

AnamGlas

Karma is a crock of ****

wild_cat

The latest person to annoy me has recently gotten fatter. I think that's karma.


Either that or she ate being sound.

Solnskaya

nope, karma is karma. What goes around comes around. Wait a while, and the bodies of your enemies will float past in the river. That or their car will get clamped, their wife will cheat, the taxman will call, or their mickey will get the lurgees. Its inevitable Rodney, you just need patience. or a clamp, a philanderer, a phonebook and a vial of the lurgees.

Chuck Stone

Karma is bull****.

Move on with your life and you'll look back some time and think 'oh yeah - that prick'.

Samich

wild_cat wrote: »

The latest person to annoy me has recently gotten fatter. I think that's karma.


Either that or she ate being sound.

Fat chance of that.

amacca

karma is a load of old horseplop!


what you can be sure of however is that everyone suffers in some way wheter they deserve it or not and at different points in their lives

no one no matter how happy or contented or rich they appear escapes without some form of suffering from this life

dont know if that helps or is in any way reassuring OP

scotty_irish

About 2 years ago i was in france for one night in a small fishing village (St Malo), i was in the pub with my friends. was wearing flip flops so decided to go back to the hotel to change. me and one of the lads took our pints with us to finish on the way back instead of leaving them (fooking expensive pints). on the way back to the pub, passed by a cafe. two guys sitting outside. about 100m past the cafe one of them shouted out in english "did you bring the glass back?". We ignored him and walked on. about 30s later i hear some shouting behind us. in my drunken state decided not to turn around. next thing, a rottweiller is hanging out of my ass. the owner immediately called him off and we ran as fast as we can. Karma.

About two hours later, in a pub, ordered 4 pints between the four of us. Girl serves them and then says €36. we look at each other without saying anything and peg it out the door. little did we know the locals were chasing us. ended up landing face first on the cobble stone street. cops came and brought me back to the pub and made me pay. then left me enjoy the pints with the locals who chased us.

Elba101

I'm all for Karma and "you'll get your comeuppance". Maybe it's not always visable. Whatever horrible thing she did she has to live with it for the rest of her life. That could be her Karma.

Either that or hire a hitman to make sure she bleedin gets whats coming to her!!!

hondasam

Yes I believe in karma, what goes around comes around.
If you live your life been nasty to other people it will come back to you eventually.
It's better not to dwell on the negative op, concentrate on the good times.

Dudess

I don't get why some people say "What goes around comes around" - how can they be so sure? Sometimes it doesn't.

And something bad happening to a person who did something sh1tty six months beforehand, why is that "karma"? Nothing to stop it from happening either way.

Then you hear of awful things happening to very good people, and great things happening to total arse-holes.

If people want to believe it, their choice, but it's a very flimsy concept IMO. That said, if you're rude to people all the time, eventually you'll get at least a verbal bitch-slap, but that's not "karma" in the abstract, mystical sense - it's just logical.

somegirl2009

What Goes around comes around...................

They will Get whats coming to them some day dont you worry.........

AhSureTisGrand

Things don't go around in the first place. They go in more of a jaggedy line

Pace2008

hondasam wrote: »

Yes I believe in karma, what goes around comes around.
If you live your life been nasty to other people it will come back to you eventually.

That isn't karma, it's just an observation on basic human interaction. If you consistently act negatively towards other people there is a reasonable chance they will ultimately reciprocate and you'll end up ostracised. There's nothing mystical about it.

The notion that no bad deed goes unpunished is wishful nonsense. There have been countless nasty bastards throughout history who spent their lives making those of others miserable and died happily without getting their comeuppance. It's ****, but life can be at times.

Also, Inb4 some Buddhisty type irately points out that our understanding of karma is flawed and nothing like the eastern concept of karma and dharma.

py2006

scotty_irish wrote: »

About 2 years ago i was in france for one night in a small fishing village (St Malo), i was in the pub with my friends. was wearing flip flops so decided to go back to the hotel to change. me and one of the lads took our pints with us to finish on the way back instead of leaving them (fooking expensive pints). on the way back to the pub, passed by a cafe. two guys sitting outside. about 100m past the cafe one of them shouted out in english "did you bring the glass back?". We ignored him and walked on. about 30s later i hear some shouting behind us. in my drunken state decided not to turn around. next thing, a rottweiller is hanging out of my ass. the owner immediately called him off and we ran as fast as we can. Karma.

About two hours later, in a pub, ordered 4 pints between the four of us. Girl serves them and then says €36. we look at each other without saying anything and peg it out the door. little did we know the locals were chasing us. ended up landing face first on the cobble stone street. cops came and brought me back to the pub and made me pay. then left me enjoy the pints with the locals who chased us.

eh!

wolf moon

py2006 wrote: »

eh!

He got mixed up with the "action-reaction" sort of a thing.

Flincher

I'm not really into the "what goes around comes around" thing to be honest. I think a more accurate phrase is "be nice to people on the way up, cos you're going to meet them again on the way down". Sometimes its a small world, and if you're decent to people and give them a break, next time you come across those same people, they might do the same for you.

My mother used to always give the example of when she worked in a hospital in administration for a summer soon after leaving school. Anyway, some lady came in with her mother who had an appointment for something or other, but her mother was losing it and got the date wrong, but my mother pushed the boat out and got the old lady seen to that day, instead of scheduling an appointment which would have been a few weeks away, much to the relief of the lady and her daughter. About 2 weeks later, my mother applied for a permanent job, and who was an interviewer only the women who came in with her mother, and my mother got the job.

On the other hand, if you're a prick to people, and you come across them again, then you're ****ed. Call it karma, luck, whatever. If you're decent to people you've a better chance of somebody doing the same for you, and hopefully you'll catch a few breaks along the way.