Angela

[Guest guest]

The business world says, " you only get out what you put in. " The

Bible says, " As ye sow, so shall ye reap. " Angela says, " If you plant

an onion, don't expect to smell a rose. " This is her version of

sowing and reaping. Angela is a firm believer that life is just, and

that you get what you give... eventually. The other day we were in

her car, blinker on, waiting for the traffic to pass so we could back

into a parking space. As soon as it was clear, a woman nosed in from

the back and took the parking space, even though she saw us quite

clearly.

 

Now this sort of thing usually gives rise to feelings that range from

miffed to murderous, but Angela didn't even blink. She may not have

felt like bursting into song, but all she did was pull out and start

looking for another place to park. She didn't even glare or mutter

under her breath. She was hardly ever angry, and I would have tried

the patience of a saint. Once, she told me that if she got angry with

a friend, they would probably take it on their kids, who in turn

would argue with each other and cheek their father, who would then go

to work in a bad mood and be short-tempered with a workmate, who

would ….well, you get the idea. She didn't want to be responsible for

that.

 

Angela may not know anything about the law of karma, but she lives by

it. She has always taken great care with people, and things and

events ... she treats life very well. She has always referred to it

as insurance. Of course, if you add reincarnation to karma, you

really come up with some dazzling possibilities. That woman who

pinched our parking spot might have been settling an old debt.

Perhaps our chariot took her spot in the colosseum chariot park!

 

IMAGINE HOW DIFFERENT THE WORLD WOULD BE IF WE ALL BELIEVED THAT

SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME, WHATEVER WE DID WOULD IN TURN BE DONE TO US.

 

Angela is right again. Call it what you will: Karma, or the Golden

Rule, or justice, or plain common sense, if you plant onions, you get

onions. I would rather have roses.

 

CAN YOU FIND ANY ANGEL(A) AROUND ???