Karma...

[diwana]

@redvelvet

^People become lax in everyday colloquial language. One might say that you took “forever” in coming home when you might have only been 5 minutes late. Similarly, karma is a short word…it’s easier to say than saying the 5 words “What goes around comes around” all the time. It’s loosely used…especially by those who don’t follow the religion (Hinduism, etc) that deals with Karma in more detail.

Generalizing karma to the point that you apply it to every negative situation isn’t reasonable. And I don’t think that’s what people here are trying to do. Nobody is saying “Oops I broke a nail…MAN that must be karma!” Bad things can happen for a variety of reasons. Maybe a particular hardship is the result of some oversight or carelessness on your part. For example…you’re drunk…or drowsy from medication…and you decide to get behind the wheel. You end up getting into an accident where thankfully nobody is killed but you end up with body pains afterward and expenses, etc. The hardship could even be a test from Allah. And sometimes it could be a punishment (or what is loosely termed as karma).

I think most people (not all of them) can kind of tell if life is putting them in place by reflecting over what they did in the past. I know that sometimes I might realize “Oops…I hurt someone in a similar manner…and now the same is happening to me.” We try to connect current experiences with similar experiences in the past…and by jogging our memory…we may realize where we went wrong.

What I tried to point out that ‘karma’ is a forward concept. More of a cycle for some. And yes, it does not generally mean petty things.

It soothes the person in bad times. Just like hoping to get something better in future.

The example you gave is not considered ‘karma’ in its real sense. If you also meant that then we are in agreement.

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Should we believe on ‘karma’. Well the answer is no. Do the right thing, be proactive, and hope for the best.

Don’t just sit there and wait for ‘karma’ to happen.