A lot of people put faith in Karma, the belief that if you do good things to others, then you will receive good things in return. However, this isn’t always true and should be taken with a grain of salt. We’ve all heard the phrase that bad things happen to good people. The reverse is true as well. Good things happen to people that we deem to be bad. When natural disasters occur, the ‘good’ face devastation as well as the ‘bad’. Cancer and terminal illnesses strike ‘good’ people and cause them to die too young. There are ‘bad people’ that achieve worldly success. So the principle of Karma should not be taken seriously.
We should do good deeds and be kind to others because they are good. There is a right and wrong, and treating others with respect and kindness is right. Regardless of the effect that these actions have on our lives, we should do them because they’re right. Fortunately, serving and giving to others can have very positive impacts on us. In fact, living a generous life and striving to be good to others can be life-changing. This is selfless service. It’s doing good because it’s the right thing to do, not because it will make our lives perfect.
“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get—only what you are expecting to give—which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.”
-Katherine Hepburn
