Karma

kar·ma

ˈkärmə/

noun

1. (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

   • informal

     destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.

   • Karma is the destiny you earn, through your actions and behavior.

Do you believe in karma? I believe that you get what you put into life. If you're a pessimistic, negative, selfish, toxic person, who does nothing but whine and blame others, who is never kind in thought or deed, well...your life is going to suck! Duh. Is that karma? Even you won the 5 billion dollar lottery, you would still be unhappy. You'd be rich, but you'd still be unhappy. Good things might happen to you, but you'd still be unhappy.

I was thinking about that today because an employee in my agency is retiring. She's worked here for 20+ years. She threw herself a retirement party. She provided all the food and decorations and invited everyone. To the best of my knowledge, there wasn't a "chip in" for a gift or anything. Isn't that sad. I guess she's wasn't a nice person to work with. But still, how sad that she had to throw herself a party.