Some
things that occur in my life make me question whether or not I am a good
person. Why must I endure certain situations? I understand things happening
once so I can learn from them but once I understand why must they continue to
happen to me. He must think I’m not listening. I promise I understand my
lessons after I sit and think. Then again old habits die hard and I tend to
test that theory in hopes of not getting burned once more. The problem is that
I don’t know how to change my habits without becoming vulnerable. I figure if I
continue to do good things and help others I will be rewarded with good
situations. Then again karma isn’t about providing you with good situations.
“Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don’t even notice”
– Sakyong Mipham
We look to karma for larger effects as opposed to the little ones. After every good deed, I wake up the next morning. I have a roof over my head and food in my tummy. If I kick someone while they are down, I might trip over a crack, get an itch I can't scratch, or forget a meeting, but I would not consider that karma. I guess my point is that too often we take for granted the little things. When something horrible happens we are quick to ponder the thoughts of what we could have done to deserve this. Take time out to be grateful for everything and show it. Give back without wanting something in return. Everything happens because it can and will with or without our consent. Our actions make us beautiful so we should stop blaming other factors.
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