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Do you believe in Karma?

What is it with you Finns and brain cancer?

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Well, it would be an egoistical thing to claim that I have done such good things to deserve good fortune... it's one of them ivory tower things, don't you think?

Maybe it's some sort of balance in the universe. Do you believe in that? You can also call it God as well, that God holds a balance. Then again, there are so many unfortunate who never had any good things, who were sick from the birth, died early and in pain. This is mind boggling to me.

Lately I've been running hot. I've mentioned it few times, but this year has been nothing but misery and pain until few months ago. Cancer, getting de facto fired, nothing but bad stuff, right? On the other hand, I just learned that the tumor has not come back. In fact, the MRI showed that the surgeons were able to get EVERYTHING out and everything looks completely normal, meaning that my prognosis for the future is good. It was such a relief. If there was something wrong, treatments here we go. Now, I just have to get another scan some time early next year and that's it. It means that at the moment I'm healthy and nothing dramatic is going to happen any time soon.

Everything else is going great as well. Job (company), research... things are really working out. I'm at a point where I get invited to speak and where we have been recognized as players in the field, as we get invited to talk about what we do and see if we have mutual interests. Of course our competitors are vastly bigger than us, like 100 times bigger, but they have validated our existence by saying we are their competition. And we're going to kick their asses!

You have a great attitude. It's people like you who really benefit from going through some rough times because you learn from your experience, and mature as a person.

With regard to Karma, I definitely believe that our actions have aggregate effects, but the misfortunes that befall us aren't necessarily connected to some transgression we may have committed in the past. Bad things happen to good people, and vice versa. A lot of life's fortunes or misfortunes are the result of chance - not a visitation of divine favor or disapproval.

I'm glad to hear your prognosis is good.http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

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There is no karma. It's incredibly egotistical to think that the universe gives enough of a **** about me to keep a running account.

Yeah, I kind of agree with that! And that many times the reason why people act "well" is in fact for very selfish reasons, the whole ivory tower thing. Usually these people are very judgmental as well. I never got the terrorist point either, the "blow yourself up and you get 40 virgins", I mean that's totally sex-driven motivation. Don't do sex, but then if you're good, your prize is group sex with virgins, wtf?!

Caligastia, thanks, I guess. Yes, there are good things that come with bad things... today was the first day that I actually said aloud to myself, that "it's good to be alive". It felt good saying so http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif

I'm the same with money and happiness

No, but I do believe that our actions have consequences. Our lives are shaped by what we can change and what we cannot. We can't control what is due to random chance, or fate. But we can control our actions. Even that their consequences will accrue to us is not guaranteed us, because nothing is guaranteed us. But at least we can act. And that is all we can do.

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I just learned that the tumor has not come back.

Everything else is going great as well. Job (company), research... things are really working out.

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Yes to your question. In Feb 09, an Assit. Principle at my School, assigned me to an area that has lots of noise. I have a hearing loss and were Hearing Aids. The US Gov paids for them. She and the Principle contacted HR to see if they could have me terminated. They lost.

June 10 is the Assit Principle last day in our District. She is 51 years old and held her job, for the last 9 years, and they did not offer her a job at the new High School that will open for its first class in Aug this year.

Now for you. Each morning when you wake up, just say Thank you. Do that for the next 60 or so years. That will put you into your 90s.

Joseph

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What is it with you Finns and brain cancer?

Nokia + genetical experiments carried out to make Finnland #1 country in PISA tests.

Joseph, sometimes justice wins, good to hear your case http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

It's a lesson that hurts to learn: there really are people who would do things like that, fire people because of outrageous reasons and so forth, to advance their own agenda. I've learned it and also that justice does not always prevail. Key figures in positions who are supposed to protect YOU actually do nothing to stomp these idiots. They are afraid of them. As in what's going to happen to them? Nothing. And if something did, it's their job to protect, and if they are afraid of doing it, maybe they should be the ones fired.

I've learned that it is a question of what kind of a person you want to be. It is the hardest thing not to take full revenge, to make the idiots life as difficult as possible, to return the favor when the table turns. I still think and have to fight myself not to just call the idiot's boss' boss and the local paper to stir the soup. It is hard not to do it. But I believe that at the end it is worth it.

The right things are also the hardest things to do. And by doing the right things you lose many times. But that's life. There's no fair game. It is naive to think there is, because *******s do exist and yes, they would take advantage if your whole family died if they had the opportunity, your grief is not a factor. It is upsetting to know this and this is why it is difficult not to kick their teeth in when you have the opportunity to do so.

KH, It's weird, almost everyone I've told about it in here also know another person who had it. This was weird to me even before you mentioned this. Statistically though, 700 people get a brain tumor diagnosed every year in here. That includes non-cancerous types. Maybe you attract all brain damaged Finns??