Karma

I like to believe in Karma and took these two recent events as an example of how it works.

I was attending a seminar last week and went outside at our scheduled break for a ciggy (I know it's bad for me). Anyway, while patrolling the car park chuffing away, edging ever closer to a horrendous death, I spotted an open wallet on the ground. I could see it had all the guys cards, driving licence and some paper money in it without actually being nosey. I picked it up and handed it to a staff member at the seminar who took it 'behind the scenes'. A short while later they came out and told me that it belonged to the guy who was servicing the fire alarm the day before. They had phoned his company who in turn would phone the guy and notify him that it had been found. My good deed for the day was done!

A little under a week later I drove away from home leaving my bag on the doorstep. It was found about an hour later by a housemate who phoned an oblivious me to let me know they'd taken it inside. I returned home that evening to find that everything was still inside that bag. My ipod, cheque book and loads of other invaluable items that if lost would cause me no end of hassle were still there! Karma, or just good luck? I wonder if my bag would have survived unscathed if I'd taken that man's money?