You've heard it said, what goes around comes around. You've heard lots of things said. Many of them have little to do with reality.
The Bible tells us there's more to life than just doing your job and eating meals. Popular movies like The Matrix tell us that what we are experiencing is not real, that it's all an illusion. Other religions have been telling us that for centuries but we never listen.
I'm rumored to have good parking karma because I always get a good parking space. What does one do to get good parking karma? I certainly never sacrificed anything to the deities of parking. Yet, still I tend to get Doris Day1 parking everywhere I go.
A friend of mine thinks he deserves what he is going through. Some people believe that every action we make has a definite reaction that will come back to haunt us. How many times when there's a couple of catastrophes have you heard someone say "these things always happen in threes."
Why are we so ready to blame the universe for things that happen? Why are we ready to blame ourselves for the same exact things? Why does anyone or anything need blame for things that happen. The only thing we control is how we feel about those things, and often we don't seem to have much control over that.
Yesterday I donated a bunch of plates and glasses (that were left behind when the ex moved out) to a family in need because I didn't want them. Do I get karma for giving the dishes a good home? Or do I get minus karma for getting rid of the dang things so conveniently? Should I have schlepped them somewhere on my own as a kind of karmic payment for getting them away from my house? Or would Karma have been better served if Tyler and I had gone out and used them all for target practice?
So if all the talk of Karma is true, I wonder what I did that introduced Tim into my life.
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Ah, yes… parking karma. I have great parking karma, too, and you're right - it is quite amazing. Of course, it can be quite satisfying, too, especially when everyone arrives at the restaurant, sits down, and the first question asked is, "So, where did you park?"
It's hard not to feel a little smug when you point out the window and say, "Right there."
Not to get too philosophical about blaming the universe for things, but I'm reminded of a scene from "Babylon 5" when a similar question was posed. To paraphrase: "What if… what if all the bad things happen to us because we *do* deserve it?"
So, enjoy the good things as something serendipitous, and look at the bad things as opportunities to make the world a better place. After that, go make grilled cheese sandwich and have a bowl of cream of tomato soup.
mmm. Grilled Cheese Sandwich…
Oh, yes… made with real butter and Sara Lee white bread. You can hear it sizzling now! You have your choice of a big glass of milk or a big glass of real, brewed sweet tea - iced of course.
Cooked in a cast-iron skillet… the cheese melts and some of it oozes out - where it comes in contact with the skillet and gets toasted, too.
For dessert, how about a nice helping of home-made peach ice cream served in a styrofoam cup? Great to have on a hot, hot day…