Of all the supernatural concepts I’ve ever heard, the one I’m most likely to believe in is karma--at least, in regards to there being some kind of balance in the universe. For example, my brother emailed me and said that my niece had requested my presence this weekend--and when she was told that I wasn’t going to be there that day, she promptly threw a tantrum. Later in the week, someone at work held a meeting and threw a tantrum when I did show up. It’s almost enough for me to convert to Buddhism! Except that in my theology, the Four Noble Truths are a little different than theirs:
1. All worldly life contains suffering, as a result of not drinking beer
2. There is a cause of suffering, which is attachment or desire related to lacking sufficient quantities of beer
3. There is an end of suffering, which is to drink beer
4. There is a path that leads out of suffering, known as drinking another beer
Aside from that, I think it’s cool how we’re molded by invisible metaphysical forces, and stuff.
Posted by Greg at 06:02 AM on 01/26/06