I was having a talk a while back with a friend of mine, and it brought up some stuff.
I think any longtime reader of this LJ will know that I don't believe in karma, at least not in the way that most of the world does. I don't believe in universal retribution for "bad" deeds. I think it's hubris of humans to decide what they think "bad" and "good" are. Do I think what comes around goes around? Kinda. But not the way most people do. I think karma is based on your conscience. If you feel guilty for it, you'll send that sort of energy out into the universe, and the universe will reflect your own energy back at you. So, if you feel guilt over something, you'll punish yourself, usually in subtle ways that you probably won't connect to the original "crime". But I truly think people, even if they've done what I (or anyone else) might feel is something heinous, won't get "punishment" if they don't feel guilty about it. Also, keep in mind what I said about "good" and "bad". I thought it was VERY bad for the chick at Fox Center to orchestrate my not being able to go back to school while working there (at least in a way acceptable to me). I thought she was a total conniving bitch. And maybe she was. But that "bad" thing she did also resulted in my moving to Atlanta. Fig dating Jessica was also a factor in that. "Bad"? Sure, in my opinion. But, again, it resulted in Atlanta, which resulted in![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
blckwngdorcl. It resulted in some "bad" things, too. But he makes it all worth it. And there have been plenty of other good things, too.
But, I think in my adamance to say that I don't believe in karma like others do, I've shortened it, in my speech, to "I don't believe in karma". Unfortunately, it got shortened in my head, too. So, I lost sight of the ways in which I *do* believe in karma. I think that has had some really bad results.
( Hit by the Karma Fairy )
I think any longtime reader of this LJ will know that I don't believe in karma, at least not in the way that most of the world does. I don't believe in universal retribution for "bad" deeds. I think it's hubris of humans to decide what they think "bad" and "good" are. Do I think what comes around goes around? Kinda. But not the way most people do. I think karma is based on your conscience. If you feel guilty for it, you'll send that sort of energy out into the universe, and the universe will reflect your own energy back at you. So, if you feel guilt over something, you'll punish yourself, usually in subtle ways that you probably won't connect to the original "crime". But I truly think people, even if they've done what I (or anyone else) might feel is something heinous, won't get "punishment" if they don't feel guilty about it. Also, keep in mind what I said about "good" and "bad". I thought it was VERY bad for the chick at Fox Center to orchestrate my not being able to go back to school while working there (at least in a way acceptable to me). I thought she was a total conniving bitch. And maybe she was. But that "bad" thing she did also resulted in my moving to Atlanta. Fig dating Jessica was also a factor in that. "Bad"? Sure, in my opinion. But, again, it resulted in Atlanta, which resulted in
blckwngdorcl. It resulted in some "bad" things, too. But he makes it all worth it. And there have been plenty of other good things, too.But, I think in my adamance to say that I don't believe in karma like others do, I've shortened it, in my speech, to "I don't believe in karma". Unfortunately, it got shortened in my head, too. So, I lost sight of the ways in which I *do* believe in karma. I think that has had some really bad results.
( Hit by the Karma Fairy )
