Does anyone here believe in karma? If so, then to what degree?
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I think karma exists in a realistic sense rather than a spiritual one.
For instance, take eminem for example. He's been sending negative vibes to people through his music for years now (I know most gangster rappers are the same or worse, I'm just using a highly popular rapper as an example). That negative vibe he's been sending gave him the limelight for awhile, but in the end it backfired on him. Now people expect him to raise the bar everytime he raps, but he's older and more mellow now, so he doesn't have that fire he had when he first started out. To top it off, he's rich, so he can't rap about things that people could relate to on a personal level. All that negativity he spewed out went against him in the end. Sure it didn't happen over night, but when it hit him, it hit him hard. Now he's a shell of his former self. I don't see him recovering....ever. That's my idea of how karma works. Sometimes it happens in the blink of an eye, other times it takes years to catch up to people. When it does catch up, the amount of negative/positive vibes will hit you like a ton of bricks....or maybe just a feather pillow.
Let's give you another example: Jesus Christ (or at least the concept of him). He may not have received karma personally, but all his deeds caught up to him in the sense that he'll always be remembered whether you want to believe in him or not (*raises hand).
The more negative/positive vibes you bring to the environment, the bigger the karma you'll get back in return.
That's my opinion anyways.
However, One thing that makes me doubt my theory about karma is my uncle. He's pretty much a con man who cheated my dad out on business deals multiple times in the past. He also has a very crappy personality. You know the type: Narcissistic asswipe.
He's living it large compared to my dad, but he doesn't seem to be getting any of his bad karma back to him. Probably because he's so good at hiding his horrible nature to those who don't know him well enough. I can only hope karma comes back to bite him in the ass while he still has his senses intact. On the reverse, my dad deserves much more than what he's getting back to him. Hopefully I can help him retire in luxury.