Karma is a (non existential) bitch!

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There is no hell. There is no heaven. There is no rebirth. Divine justice is non-existent, while human justice is imperfect, slow, and often ‘dead on arrival’.

What goes around, does not always come around. Karma is just a concept - I want it to be true but I know it is not. Injustice has deep roots. Despite Bible’s claims, the meek shall not inherit the earth - they often just struggle. Life is unfair.

If that is not depressing enough, let me add these:

-Not every wrong gets punished.
-Not everything punished is wrong.
-Not every punishment will be to the victim’s satisfaction.
-Not even justice will always make you whole - often the loss is permanent.
But that is crazy!

The world is such a terrible place! Why be good then? Why care to stand for the right? Why not be a selfish, sleazy, crook?

Because being good is not a quid pro quo. It is not a transaction. It is not a deal. We are not to be good because we will get something in return. It is not a trade.

A trade is useful, but it is not an act of nobility. Being good is an act of nobility, an act of generosity. Since you don’t have to be good, it is a choice. And because it is a choice, it makes you who you are. After all, you are nothing but the sum total of your choices.

When you do the right thing, you become a different person, a better person. Nobody will probably know. Nobody has to know. But what matters is that the most important person in the world will know.

You will know.

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