Karma
Today I received some checks in the mail. CORRECTION: Pennies from Heaven. Yes, �pennies from Heaven� is what my dad calls them. I�ve borrowed that saying from him.
Without hesitation I knew what to do. If I were a different sort of person, I�d have put them in my account and called it a day.
I believe firmly that I [we] get back what we put into the Universe. Lord knows, the last thing I need is a nickel bag of funk in my life. In that vein, I�m going to give him the money, because it�s the moralistically right thing to do. And, if our positions were reversed, it�s what I�d want him to do.
Here�s what Merriam has to say:
Pronunciation: 'k�r-m& also 'k&r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit karma fate, work
Date: 1827
1 often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
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