Karma

      Karma is the transmigration of human souls through successive levels of purification, determined by good or bad actions people experience throughout their lives, to reach the final level and become spirits of light.
        When I heard someone justify life’s difficulties as part of this purification process, I concluded that all theories about our societies’ social and economic problems had been explained. If someone lives in extreme poverty, suffers from a mental or physical illness, or faces discrimination due to the colour of their skin, or is simply unfortunate, we might blame karma for their suffering and pain. So, everything is explained! Those who suffer in life must be paying for past misdeeds or being punished for their sins.
          Some use destiny as an argument to explain random events – “Oh! It is the destiny..!” These words are often spoken by those who do not suffer the consequences of destiny, such as adversities, bad luck, diseases and other misfortunes, of course.
          History is built through a succession of events, some worthy of celebration, others of cruelty. Of course, history itself is not cruel; rather, it is shaped by people, and the cruelty belongs to them, not to the events themselves. All these thoughts evoke a feeling: selfishness. In short, if some people manage to improve their poor quality of life – whether through true luck or opportunity – they may consider those who don’t achieve the same as losers. Those who reach their goals thanks to the privileges that life has given them, such as a fortunate childhood and youth, will become the writers of history. For them, destiny was great for one reason: luck. In their opinion, destiny and karma serve as justifications for accepting social inequality in our societies.
         Word games are fascinating, aren’t they? Words tell us what we want to hear, and we can always find the right ones to justify what cannot be explained. Behind these words lies the voice of someone who turns tragedies into ordinary and natural events. In reality, those who flaunt their achievements often view the misfortunes of others as natural occurrences, revealing their lack of humanity.
          Moksha is a belief that the souls evolve based on good actions, eventually reaching the final level of purification. After this point, they are freed from this cycle of birth, life and death. Hinduism is a belief that teaches us that a virtuous life leads to spiritual elevation, whereas life without virtues results in a regression to a subhuman existence.
       However, this animalistic level is not represented by the form of an animal or an inhuman being, but rather by the attitudes of human beings who preach or practice evil. Perhaps, the most primitive behaviours belong not to animals, which kill to survive, but to humans who kill for pleasure.
       One thing is to consider karma as a consequence of destiny, but the question is: Does destiny act upon people, or do we act in ways to force others to live in need?

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