KarmaSue Denham writes, "I once slipped out of work two hours early without the boss noticing. In my hurry to make the most of this petty victory, I knocked myself out on the car door and spent the rest of the day semi-conscious, bowking rich brown vomit over my one and only suit."
Have you been visited by the forces of Karma, or watched it happen to other people?
Thanks to Pooflake for the suggestion
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chthonic, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 14:24)
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Some reasons not to blame yourself:I've had similar experiences - some truly hideous things have happened to people I've been close to, or at least known, and the feelings of guilt are unavoidable - "I could have prevented it". However, there are some good reasons to fight those feelings:
1 - People are the masters of their own destiny. you can't force someone to save themselves, especially if they are determined to self-destruct. Even if you are a teacher, you are not under a moral obligation so save anyone.
2 - If a butterfly beating its wings in a forest can cause a hurricane a hundred years later half way across the world, how are you to know what the correct course of action is, or what the consequences of your actions will be?
3 - No event has a single cause, or in fact less than a near-infinite number of causes.
4 - Cause and Effect is a bit philosophically suspect anyway.
Doesn't make it feel any easier though.
Apologies for lack of funny, but it seems to be that kind of discussion...
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