“Samsara is also Dukkha,” Sam lamented. “Which means suffering. It’s a karma thing. Sometimes we just don’t get it right at this turn at bat. But there’s a lot to be learned along the way, especially by how we treat others. My parents always stressed that karma is transpersonal. It’s not about doing good or bad, making wise of foolish choices, for our own karmic benefit. It’s about how our choices can improve the quality of other people’s journeys. Our family’s, our children’s, our partners’, romantic and otherwise.
