I believe in Karma to a certain extent--I'm not sure that I believe in it as many people define it, but I do believe that there is reward for people who consistently do good and act kind and give instead of take all the time. I just don't want to think about it. If I think about Karma, it seems to me, then I'm going to be committing acts of goodness only in order to be rewarded for them. I'm going to help other people just in the hopes of the universe passing something good to me in return for my actions. But I don't want to be thinking about my rewards when I perform an action that I think is good. Rather, I want to commit such an act because I know that I'm doing something for someone who needs it. I want to give knowing that I'm fulfilling a need, not because I'm hoping for some sort of return on my investment. I don't want to be wondering constantly where my reward is--I simply want to do good things for other people because they're the right things to do. I want to give because it's right to give; I want to share because I truly want to help someone else who needs for someone to share with them. Yes, I love the concept of Karma, but I hope never to think of it as motivation for being kind or helpful or loving. If it affects me, then fine, but if it doesn't, I'll still be okay because I know that when I saw a need, I did what I could to fill it, reward or no, promise or no.
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