kar·ma/ˈkärmə/

Noun:

(in Hinduism and Buddhism) The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in... Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.

Optimism isn't my forte..by a long shot, but being a nice person I generally I try to be. So when a person stopped me on the street today, telling me that they lost their wallet and needed money to get back home, I did what naturally everyone would have done; ran in the other direction.

Just kidding.

What everyone should do is put themselves into that position. What would you do if you lost your wallet and were stuck in a different city. I know that it would kill me to swallow my pride and ask a complete stranger for money for a train ticket. Even if they didn't give me any money, I would know that they would look at me with either pity or rage and judgement would be passed over a mere 1 minute conversation. Is that fair to anyone?

Conversely, there is a second position to consider also. What puts a person into such a situation that they HAVE to beg or ask for money. No one wants to be considered a "bum/tramp", or wants to have people pity or judge them.

This man, whose name I unfortunately didn't catch, looked genuinely frazzled to be asking for some money, and appropriately embarrassed.

Either way, today I helped out someone. Sure I lost 20 quid, but money is just paper. Sometimes it's important to remember that even though you may not have everything in the world, there are people who have less. Plus, I am a Buddhist after all.

Time to eat my words

I think I have to retract a previous post about Cougars... following the demise of all relationships (famous) of older women and younger men. I realize now that maybe it's not the best combination. Kim Kardashian's divorce after 72 days, and now Demi Moore's divorce. Have they realized something that I haven't yet?

I think it's important to point out that even if the man is older, it's doesn't mean a relationship will work. I think in both mentioned cases, trust and respect are needed, as with all relationships.

MAYBE at the end of the day, an older woman is always going to be older. And wiser. It could be the wisdom that can become daunting and intimidating, or just downright annoying.

Age is just a number, not a negating factor to a relationship. At first it is exciting, I will be the first to admit that. But after awhile, it's not important; it stops playing a role. That person just becomes that person who treats you well or not.

So good luck to all the Kim K's of the world, may you find your Prince Charming.