Originally posted by: Nisha0604
Vee and Vidya, good things dont always happen to good people Incredibly bad things happen too... unbelievably bad unexplainable. Hindus explain it all by saying "Karma" "U were a bitch in your previous birth so u deserved this fate" "U were Hitler in ur previous birth so its fitting"
HOW CAN u be punished for something u did in your previous birth?
What is the logic for that lil one year old to see his Mom suffer?
Like Nivi says there are days when I am incredibly bogged down... today is one such day... There was a tree in the hospital lobby, a lil wooden "ring tree" of sorts with limbs going across... every cancer had a color ribbon "Together we fight" it said
The satin ribbon of every color had names of people age and the type of cancer, breast was pink, thyroid was orange... brain was blue or something
The tree was choc a block
I walked out in a daze... my 7 year old asked me "Can I have a bracelet too"
I thought "AYYYOYOOO"
NO NO NO... DONT EVER SAY THAT
I am unable to shake this feeling, incredibly bummed😭
I pray no such day ever has to come in your life. Or anybody else's for that matter. But it is a fact that we don't have all the answers to the "why's" of life. Maybe we do not know them for a reason. Life is meant to b lived in that dichotomy of knowing and not knowing.
We already discussed about organized religions and spirituality the other day. The only solace I find in continuing to try and do good is in the words that the 'purpose of life is service to mankind'. I think Swami vivekananda said it, not sure.
That's what gives the most satisfaction in life and I can actually feel that vibe from VANI here.
Any good you do kanna, however big or small, matters and always will. Let's focus our energies on that 😊