Karma's a bitch and all things come in three. I thought this as I was driving home from dance last year. In Buddhist teaching, the law of karma, says only this: `for every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant according as its cause was skillful or unskillful.' Pretty much if your not careful, Karma will come back to bite you in the ass.
Now onto the number three. What with this number and why did it pop into my head when I was driving? Well, I was cross examining my life and my thoughts like I normally do whenever I drive. At the time, a friend of mine had landed herself in major trouble. She had tempted fate and you can guess what fate did. She made three wrong choices and landed herself in a metaphorical doghouse. Then came my epiphany, it was a number of power that was so ingrained in our lives that we barely even noticed it.
After all, it only takes three seconds to decide on something and another three to grasp whether or not it is right or wrong. If you also take a gander at the first stories of man--folklore, myths, legends--, you get three wishes, three chances, and three questions. It is more than a number. It practically rules our lives. There are three parts of a whole: a beginning, a middle, and an end. A past, a present, and a future. It is a number of compulsion, consquences, and common sense. But, it is up to us to decide what path we will take.
The truth in this is staggering. I promise to always be skillfull in what I do to cause a more pleasent second event.
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