Do you believe in Karma?

Blueface · 03-31-2009, 07:58 AM

I have always wondered.
So many, including me, say what goes around comes around.
For that reason, I try to follow the Buddhist way of living as much as I can.

I have never found joy in any type of human calamity, even when it involves those that have harmed me in some way.
I treasure life and truly wish no one any harm.

Two years ago next month, my daughter had a car accident.
She was 8 months pregnant at the time.
She was following a vehicle too close I guess and ended rearending it and pushing it into the vehicle in front of her.
Ended up being a three car collision with her hitting the one in front of her and pushing that vehicle into the one in front of that.
My daughter's car was a mess in the front. $4k in damages.
The vehicle she first struck sustained considerable rear end damage with some very minimal damage to the front.
The front vehicle had a scratch in the bumper.

My daughter called me hysterical and I went to the scene with my wife.
My daughter was a mental mess when I arrived.
She hit herself on the steering wheel and was feeling pains.
She refused ambulance treatment. My wife and I finally convinced her to let us take her to the hospital when it was all over.

The guy in the last vehicle truly only had a scratch. I am well trained in auto body and estimates. He had no structural damage whatsoever. No reinforcement damage on the bumper. No unibody damage of any kind. Just a scratch on the cover. To prove my point, his final damages payment was around $500 which involved body work to the bumper, removal to repair it, putting it back on and the labor and materials, including paint. In spite of minimal damage to his car, this guy almost had my daughter's boyfriend kill him, with me right behind him to make sure he finished the job.

You see, this guy had no concern about a pregnant 19 year old. He had no concern about her potential life threatening injury to an unborn child. He was more concerned with telling her what evil she could die from and more concerned with faking injuries at the scene to file a subsequent lawsuit. He cussed her out. He yelled at her. He made her the mess she was when we arrived. Basically, that SOB could have been the reason for me not having a wonderful grandchild today. A pregnant 19 year old, injured, drove away with me. He was hauled in a stretcher by an ambulance.

Here is the reason for my question of Karma. I just learned his case was settled. He received $9,500 for his troubles. One third of that goes to his attorney. While it infuriates me he received that, being in the insurance business, in my state, had my insurance company not settled for that, a ridiculous jury could have taken it out on the insurance company and awarded hundreds of thousands. While learning of the settlement, I also learned of his demise. He has terminal prostate cancer and has a short time to live, hence the rapid need for a settlement and no trial down the line.

One last thing. My daughter swears that car in the front, this guy's, stopped for no apparent reason.
The car in front of her that she first hit said the same thing.
The people in the middle car had no injuries and never filed any and had a small child with them.
I suspect he was seeking some money and found a way to cause an accident.

So..........I feel awful right now. I feel awful because I truly wish no one any harm but yet find myself with some weird sense of joy that there is Karma. You get back what you dish out. He may be getting $6,000 but he won't have much time to enjoy it.

03-31-2009, 07:58 AM	#1
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Do you believe in Karma? I have always wondered. So many, including me, say what goes around comes around. For that reason, I try to follow the Buddhist way of living as much as I can. I have never found joy in any type of human calamity, even when it involves those that have harmed me in some way. I treasure life and truly wish no one any harm. Two years ago next month, my daughter had a car accident. She was 8 months pregnant at the time. She was following a vehicle too close I guess and ended rearending it and pushing it into the vehicle in front of her. Ended up being a three car collision with her hitting the one in front of her and pushing that vehicle into the one in front of that. My daughter's car was a mess in the front. $4k in damages. The vehicle she first struck sustained considerable rear end damage with some very minimal damage to the front. The front vehicle had a scratch in the bumper. My daughter called me hysterical and I went to the scene with my wife. My daughter was a mental mess when I arrived. She hit herself on the steering wheel and was feeling pains. She refused ambulance treatment. My wife and I finally convinced her to let us take her to the hospital when it was all over. The guy in the last vehicle truly only had a scratch. I am well trained in auto body and estimates. He had no structural damage whatsoever. No reinforcement damage on the bumper. No unibody damage of any kind. Just a scratch on the cover. To prove my point, his final damages payment was around $500 which involved body work to the bumper, removal to repair it, putting it back on and the labor and materials, including paint. In spite of minimal damage to his car, this guy almost had my daughter's boyfriend kill him, with me right behind him to make sure he finished the job. You see, this guy had no concern about a pregnant 19 year old. He had no concern about her potential life threatening injury to an unborn child. He was more concerned with telling her what evil she could die from and more concerned with faking injuries at the scene to file a subsequent lawsuit. He cussed her out. He yelled at her. He made her the mess she was when we arrived. Basically, that SOB could have been the reason for me not having a wonderful grandchild today. A pregnant 19 year old, injured, drove away with me. He was hauled in a stretcher by an ambulance. Here is the reason for my question of Karma. I just learned his case was settled. He received $9,500 for his troubles. One third of that goes to his attorney. While it infuriates me he received that, being in the insurance business, in my state, had my insurance company not settled for that, a ridiculous jury could have taken it out on the insurance company and awarded hundreds of thousands. While learning of the settlement, I also learned of his demise. He has terminal prostate cancer and has a short time to live, hence the rapid need for a settlement and no trial down the line. One last thing. My daughter swears that car in the front, this guy's, stopped for no apparent reason. The car in front of her that she first hit said the same thing. The people in the middle car had no injuries and never filed any and had a small child with them. I suspect he was seeking some money and found a way to cause an accident. So..........I feel awful right now. I feel awful because I truly wish no one any harm but yet find myself with some weird sense of joy that there is Karma. You get back what you dish out. He may be getting $6,000 but he won't have much time to enjoy it. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian Last edited by Blueface; 03-31-2009 at 08:05 AM.