You may have heard of the word ‘karma’ far too many times…but what does it mean? Karma basically says, you suffer the consequences of what you do. So basically you reap what you sow. Since childhood, this saying has been engraved in my memory such that I am aware that if I do good, I am meant to receive a good reward and vice versa.
Growing up in a wicked and perverse world and with what I have experienced in my almost 3 decades on earth, I beg to differ. You may disagree but I have seen and still see wicked people (especially politicians) get away with the evil they do far too many times to believe that they actually get their ‘karma’. One might argue that ‘Well, you don’t know them personally, they may have gotten the punishment they deserve and you may be unaware’ or ‘their generations will suffer the consequences”…To those kind of comments, I just LOL!
I have come to the conclusion that karma is just a concept that has been coined to make ourselves feel better when someone wrongs us. We hold on to it so tight to give us some sort of consolation when someone hurts us that indeed, they will receive a double or triple portion of what they did to us. You may wait for the rest of your life wishing that on the person and it may never happen. The obvious and simple thing to do is to MOVE ON! Stop wasting your time and emotions waiting for life to pay people back for the harm they caused you, you may have also done something similar or worse to someone and probably did not get any ‘karma’ so why wish evil on someone now that you are the victim? Just LET IT GO (it is easier said that done but trust me..it is the way to go).
I watched a Nollywood movie, ‘Sista‘ a couple of weeks ago on Amazon Prime and it confirmed my thoughts about the concept of Karma. The movie tells a story of how a single mother of two, Sista (played by the phenomenal Kehinde Bankole) struggles to take care of her children after being abandoned by her baby daddy, Folarin (played by Deyemi Okanlawon) whilst she was pregnant with their second child..CRUEL! Years later, Folarin shows up, married with kids, is successful and wants to be in the lives of the children he abandoned. Now this is where the problem lies..Sista is filled with bitterness from all the trauma and hardship she had to go through in raising the two kids all by herself and does not want Folarin to have anything to do with the kids. But even though what Folarin did was evil, he LEVELLED UP, is now financially stable and can help his kids build a solid foundation for the future. Sista does not have to continue to do menial jobs anymore to see them through the rest of their schooling.
In a fair world or a typical Nollywood movie, the story would have gone this way. Folarin will turn up years later miserable, maybe married with no kids beause the tears of Sista prevented him from succeeding in life hence he needs the forgiveness of Sista to succeed. I love the fact that the writer did not take this turn and rather explored the twists & turns and uncertainties in life. In this case, the father shows up wealthy, asks for forgiveness (which may or may not be granted) but the most important thing is he can make a valued contribution to his children’s future and in some way make up for the years lost with his kids.
But the question is, ‘Will Sista find love again? What about the trauma she survived? What about her inability to further her education to get a better job to progress in her career? Who pays for the pain she went through? Only God knows or the future can answer these. The crux of the matter is, sometimes the villain wins or the bad guy wins and in that ‘win’, there is something in it for everyone. In this case, Sista may be able to concentrate on improving herself whilst her children face their studies and once they graduate and get good jobs, they can take care of their mum and enable her get a good standing in her career or financially.
On this note, I will conclude that, LIFE IS NOT FAIR and humans can be wicked. They can do you dirty and will walk away unhurt and unbothered and you may have to deal with the trauma of healing and moving on. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to change this concept. It is the way it is….
Do you believe in ‘karma’ ? Have you experienced or watched someone experience it before? Share your thoughts in the comments section. I will see you soon with another post! And you should watch ‘Sista‘, streaming on Amazon Prime, you won’t regret it!
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