Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Karma bites back…

While growing up we all have heard from our elders, peers, friends, colleagues, neighbors, related, unrelated, etc about bearing fruits resulting from good deeds and exactly the opposite of bad or wrong doings. 

And that is not all; we keep hearing teachings on good and bad karma, if not daily, but once in a while.

Today, I wish to share some of my experiences about Karma biting back. 


I have been working for two decades now. I started way back in 1996 and today, it is exactly 20 years and 6 months to be precise.

I have worked in various fields, right from sales, marketing, banking, insurance, automobiles, and currently growing in digital marketing. Although being a commerce graduate, at every job, I picked-up necessary skills to complete jobs or tasks on hand.

Ah! Do not ask about my performances. They were excellent; if they met the likes of my superiors; else, I would get a good verbal thrashing. But thrashing was very rare; because, I ensured work done is in the best interest of the organization, customers, and myself. 

Coming back to Karmic actions and reactions – I have had a fair chance of realizing my mistakes and bearing the brunt of my actions or behavior toward fellow beings. I did and do suffer for my past deeds. I suffered financially, physically, mentally, and all that things connected to my being.

The good thing is; I have started to realize what wrong I did, and am putting every effort not to repeat them with a bit of success. I have been able to analyze which past act resulted in this/these suffering/s, and in the process, I have learned to pray The Lord to pardon me, and the prayers are showing good results.

Learning lessons from my Guru, I have started to tread on the path which leads me to HIM.

At times I question myself, “Do people connected to me ever realize about their troubles/pains which have resulted from their bad deeds or inappropriate actions/behavior toward me or any other individual?”

Sadly, I do not find any answer to the question, even today.

But, recently I started getting news about people who literally harassed me mentally in the past are reaping bitter fruits of their peculiar mindset of troubling others through poor gimmickry, lopsided decisions, favoritism, boot-licking, and masterminding fall of others.

Don’t be surprised or shocked to read what I got to know about few great human beings I have known and have worked with. So, here it goes…

Vice President of a bugging organization (claims to be number one in India) was caught with a recorded proof and was thrown out of the company for asking sexual favors from a female colleague. This man used to torture indirectly, and he was the one who was partial toward female employees. Sigh! A typical pervert…!

A regional head was caught and shown the gates for manipulating records and organizing a fraud of amounting to millions. 

These were to two great men and one of their associate always ensured I should never grow in any department I work in. They always wanted me to do menial tasks all the while alluring me with promotions and monetary benefits. While the two had their battles to deal with, their pet was subjected to transfers from city to towns every now and then.

Yet another gentleman almost lost his job for supporting fraudsters; however, he was let off just because he had no major role in the fraud.

There are many other men and women I worked with suffered losses – financially, personally, physically, mentally, and or all put together. 

Fortunately, today I am free from people who create mess for their own success; because, I work independently along with a dear friend who respects and understands true value of a friend and a co-worker. 

Apart from professional front, there are people known to me personally – friends and relatives who knowingly or unknowingly behaved to let me suffer mentally or physically, are bearing the brunt of their karma; just like the way I suffered or am suffering for my behavior.   

I am aware all their sufferings may not have resulted from their actions targeted toward me. They might be result of their past deeds which I am not aware of. But, what do all these happenings indicate?

Isn’t it Karma biting back…? OR Is it something else…?

I invite you to enlighten me....