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Originally Posted by unaluna
Daf i relate to so much of what you say. I spent so much of my life thinking, "this isnt the real me." It's nice to give it time and space and see who i am and what i do.
QM thats why i like karma - all you have to do is put your good stuff out into the world. Thats all that matters. Remember Van Gogh died penniless and unappreciated. So its not about being recognized.
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I do sometimes appreciate the concept of karma, but way too many people in my society (with a really strong Buddhist tradition and a lot who practice it) literally think a child that's abused had bad karma in a previous life.
But yeah, to me its not about recognition. I see it like...a "ripple effect". Having experienced pain, we want to ease someone's pain, or at least witness their pain with compassion if it can't be eased.