Is Karma real or just a story we tell ourselves for the world to feel fair? – Drive 959 weighs in

Zuko Komisa

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We have all been there, watching someone cut the queue or treat a waiter poorly, only to think, “I hope they get what’s coming to them.”

On the flip side, when we see a kind person suffer, it feels like a glitch in the world.

We naturally want life to have a fair “scorecard,” which is where the idea of karma comes in.

Karma is an ancient idea from India that says every action has a consequence.

If you do good, good things will eventually find you; if you do bad, it will catch up with you.

While it started in religions like Hinduism and Buddhism, it has become a global way of thinking.

For many, it’s a psychological safety net. It makes the world feel less like a series of random accidents and more like a system with rules.

In a recent conversation on Drive 959, listeners shared whether they truly believe that good deeds return good fortune and that if you do bad, it’ll catch up with you.

Listen to the full conversation here:

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