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In reply to the discussion: A Karmic Moment? [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Thanks for the actions, thanks for the story.
Personally, I tend to believe in karma. Put most simply, it's the law of cause & effect. It's just not instant, and it's not always obvious in its workings.
As to the Cheneys and banksters of the world, their ill-gotten gains are not rewards. They have had to sacrifice--or never have possessed--a great deal of their humanity in order to accomplish their depredations.
What you and the others who intervened did sets forth ripples of good in the world, and will ultimately have effects that you will never be aware of, and that's just fine. For example, those kids in the car will be forever changed because of the kindness extended to them. Even though they may be too young to appreciate the significance now, you may be sure Grandma will tell that story many times, and it will become a part of their family traditions.
In terms of the payoff to you, I know that you are carrying with you a special warmth, a glow of happiness, in connection to what you did and what you saw. I'm sure you felt it as you wrote the story, and feel it as you read the words our actions have inspired. That is a reward that the Cheneys, the Jamie Dimons, the Kochs and the like, will never know, and are perhaps incapable of feeling.
You have caused me to recall moments in my own life when I either extended or received generous actions in relation to others, and I still get that warm glow as I recall those times. Those feelings are a permanent part of me, and are priceless.
So, yeah, I believe in karma.