Karma is a funny thing
Karma, just what is karma? According to Wikipedia, karma is the results of all deeds actively from the past, present, and future experiences, or 'fruits' of actions which made one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to him/her and others. A more easy way of interpreting that explanation would be do good and good will come to you. Do bad and bad will strike you.
I wasn't always the type that believe in karma but recently after watching this show:
I begin to believe in karma and so I started practicing it. I made it a point that I should do good while working at my part-time job at Caltex. How? Well, I sort of let customers go when they are short of a few cents and always try to the elderly when I can. However, the real big challenge came a few weeks ago when a colleague of mine can't work. He was apparently sick and fainted at work the previous night. So his brother called in for him and informed my manager, Duncan that he can't work that very night. So at about 7.30pm, I recalled receiving a phone call from an unknown number(one of the issue with Iphone and they seriously should solve this problem). I picked up and there was Duncan asking me if I could just fill in for that colleague of mine as he was at his end and couldn't find anyone to work that very night. Well out of good will, I agreed to that request even though I was pretty exhausted from my morning shift that very day.
So, there I was back at work that very night and shocking everyone there because I was working double shift. I was kind of pretty down but still I do what I have to do. Just as I was putting chocolates up the shelf, something caught my eyes. Naturally, I bend down and take a closer look. Guess what !! OMG !! It was a fifty dollar note. I can't believe my own eyes. I mean what on earth is a fifty dollar note doing on the floor !? The first explanation that ran through my mind was could I have drop this fifty dollar note from my cashier? Anyway, I kept that note in my cashier and waited until the next morning to do a end shift declaration. Hey, my system did not indicated that I was shorted of fifty dollar note. Wow and that was the very incident that inspired me to continue to do good and be responsible for my own action. I mean look at me, I help out a colleague and do my required job scope, I found cash waiting there for me. Incredible.
To further enhance my point on karma, here is incident number 2:
There was this guy over at my work place that seems to have issue working. Either he would be late for work or he just don't show up. So out of concern, I asked the manger in training, Lorrisa, whether do she need help that morning since I saw the duty roster shows that only that guy would be working that morning. I guess delighted by my "concern", she asked if I could come in early to help her out. Well, since karma pointed to me that I should help people, I agreed. So I went to work that very day and true indeed, that guy was late for work for two hours. Lorrisa was grateful that I came early to help her out if not she wouldn't be able to handle the whole shop alone. But the whole story didn't just end there. By the time, it was about noon. A though just pop into my mind. I was thinking would karma reward me today for helping out? If karma would help me, I would be glad if I could have a $30 dollar optus recharge for my phone. Just before I sign off from my cashier, I realised there was a recharge value paper on the machine. Out of curiosity, I take a look and it was a $30 dollar optus recharge !!! I asked that guy did he do a sale on recharge and forgot to give it to the customer? He told me he did sell one recharge but it was a fifty dollar value and he has cancel the $30 dollar value. He has no idea why did the machine still print out the recharge value and told me to take it. There KARMA strikes again !! I can't believe it myself. I mean there I was wishing for something and that something really came. Karma really works in a way where we never know and expected.
I wasn't always the type that believe in karma but recently after watching this show:
I begin to believe in karma and so I started practicing it. I made it a point that I should do good while working at my part-time job at Caltex. How? Well, I sort of let customers go when they are short of a few cents and always try to the elderly when I can. However, the real big challenge came a few weeks ago when a colleague of mine can't work. He was apparently sick and fainted at work the previous night. So his brother called in for him and informed my manager, Duncan that he can't work that very night. So at about 7.30pm, I recalled receiving a phone call from an unknown number(one of the issue with Iphone and they seriously should solve this problem). I picked up and there was Duncan asking me if I could just fill in for that colleague of mine as he was at his end and couldn't find anyone to work that very night. Well out of good will, I agreed to that request even though I was pretty exhausted from my morning shift that very day.
So, there I was back at work that very night and shocking everyone there because I was working double shift. I was kind of pretty down but still I do what I have to do. Just as I was putting chocolates up the shelf, something caught my eyes. Naturally, I bend down and take a closer look. Guess what !! OMG !! It was a fifty dollar note. I can't believe my own eyes. I mean what on earth is a fifty dollar note doing on the floor !? The first explanation that ran through my mind was could I have drop this fifty dollar note from my cashier? Anyway, I kept that note in my cashier and waited until the next morning to do a end shift declaration. Hey, my system did not indicated that I was shorted of fifty dollar note. Wow and that was the very incident that inspired me to continue to do good and be responsible for my own action. I mean look at me, I help out a colleague and do my required job scope, I found cash waiting there for me. Incredible.
To further enhance my point on karma, here is incident number 2:
There was this guy over at my work place that seems to have issue working. Either he would be late for work or he just don't show up. So out of concern, I asked the manger in training, Lorrisa, whether do she need help that morning since I saw the duty roster shows that only that guy would be working that morning. I guess delighted by my "concern", she asked if I could come in early to help her out. Well, since karma pointed to me that I should help people, I agreed. So I went to work that very day and true indeed, that guy was late for work for two hours. Lorrisa was grateful that I came early to help her out if not she wouldn't be able to handle the whole shop alone. But the whole story didn't just end there. By the time, it was about noon. A though just pop into my mind. I was thinking would karma reward me today for helping out? If karma would help me, I would be glad if I could have a $30 dollar optus recharge for my phone. Just before I sign off from my cashier, I realised there was a recharge value paper on the machine. Out of curiosity, I take a look and it was a $30 dollar optus recharge !!! I asked that guy did he do a sale on recharge and forgot to give it to the customer? He told me he did sell one recharge but it was a fifty dollar value and he has cancel the $30 dollar value. He has no idea why did the machine still print out the recharge value and told me to take it. There KARMA strikes again !! I can't believe it myself. I mean there I was wishing for something and that something really came. Karma really works in a way where we never know and expected.
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