A month back D called me and had something to say that I’ve been pondering these past few weeks. Does bad karma from parents visit their children?
Comparison of Father’s behavior vs. his Son-In-Law’s (A snapshot of a few similarities)
Father
Good at heart. Keeps family happy. Loves his family, no doubt.
- Drank heavily
- Mocks wife
- Unhappy with life
- Short-tempered
- Uses mild abusive words
- Orders wife around
Son-In-Law
No comments on personality or character.
- Drinks heavily
- Humiliates wife
- Unhappy with life
- Short-tempered, cold rage, yells, shouts, screams
- Makes debasingly cruel and offensive statements
- Treats wife like door-mat
- Violent, nasty, cold, insulting
- Ill-mannered
Many years later it seemed like the son-in-law had donned the father’s role with a twist: he tweaked it with a tinge of sadism. If the similarities in this case were not so striking, I would be loath to believe that the sins of the father could be borne by the child. The possibility no longer seems so far-fetched.
Probing deeper I conclude that if a child can benefit from riches and good karma, then he/she can also be inflicted with bad karma passed down. It’s sad, but that’s just life.
The bright side: the past is history…the foundation to build a future not quagmire to pull you down. With the right attitude, anything is possible
2 comments:
I would disagree.....the individual is responsible for her own karma.
In any case, there is no definitive argument in either case. It's a question of view and opinion.
Cheers,
Quirky Indian
It's debatable for sure. I would like to think that people are responsible for their own karma, yet I have come across situations that baffle me. Although I'm with you on an individual being responsible for their karma, I also stand by the possibility that parents karma can be transferred onto children :-)
To each his own...opinion
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