What I Know for Sure… karma is real

People always say stuff like “Karma is a bitch” and refer to karma as a vicious and vengeful woman. The threat always is if you do somebody wrong, Karma will find you and get you. Karma, here, is a punisher. Getting people back for the wrongs they have done. This helps the narrative of good and evil, saviors and sinners. But, I don’t think it’s that simple.

When we’ve been hurt, we want to believe that the universe is keeping track of those who have wronged us and will show them the the error of their ways. But we forget that Karma, if she really is keeping score, sees our wrongs too. We’re never as excited for that prospect as we are about the visual of our wayward lovers or unfaithful friends getting “what they deserve” by our good friend Karma. We want them to feel the way we felt… Especially if we felt hurt or pain.

What I Know for Sure… karma is real. Not the capital K, like a person, the lowercase like a reality of life. Karma is simply balance. It’s the blessing of being able to live long enough to see both sides of a situation. This is how wisdom is formed. Karma is not a threat, it’s a gift. If I was a child who gave my parents grief, I get a child and learn what they must have felt. If I was a dismissive partner, never taking my partner into consideration or listening to them. That is only one side of the story. Only one reality. I only get to know what it feels like to be dismissive. Karma then comes into my life and brings me a situation where I feel dismissed and not considered. If I am immature, I’ll see this as punishment. If I am prepared for growth, I will be able to tap into the times when I made someone else feel that way and learn why I need to do and be better. It’s our ability to see the fullness of the experience that counts. Karma is only a bitch if you are.