I was just reading this piece about Reincarnation (Yes! Still suffering from my recently diagnosed symptom!) and I'm not so sure I want to believe in that Blog. You see, I am more of an instant results person -- microwave dinners, instant popcorn, instant noodles(God bless Ramen!), instant coffee -- you get the idea. I want to be good today and see the result tomorrow. Not be untiringly good all this life and only hope of reaping benefits next life! I mean who knows about next life? Please! It's not like I owe that person (err.... myself?) anything to ensure happy times for him/her (does the sex remain the same next time around too?) Clearly the person from last life (err... me again?) didn't do much good I can tell!
See this is how I think it should work. I will be good... and I mean GOOD... for say a month and then reap my results and boosted by that incentive, I'll continue to be good. Doesn't that make so much more sense? It's just like the bonus plans our companies have! You work like a dog this year and get the year end bonus. Well... those have been much as fictitious as the rewards of good karma too! Hence the newly accentuated syndrome (hint hint) :)
It doesn't make sense that you get crap dished out at you regardless of how good you are just 'cos the last guy messed up big time! Just like taking up a new job only to realize the guy before you screwed up big time. You bust your chops trying to fix that mess, while obviously dealing with the crap from the big guy! You finally set everything right but have to move on! Well guess what's going to happen to the guy coming after you? He steals all your credit and laurels! Thai ain't fair!
Bottom line... I am not happy with the karma process! I don't think it was well thought at all. A process reengineering is in the orders now :)