The A to Z English Podcast A to Z Quick Chat 87 | Do you believe in karma?
In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack talk about whether or not they believe in the idea of karma.
Transcript:
00:00:01
Jack
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00:00:23
Jack
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00:00:36
Jack
Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we are doing another quick chat episode and today's question is, do you believe in the idea of Karma?
00:00:52
Jack
And Karma is the idea that your actions come back to.
00:00:57
Jack
You in some way.
00:00:59
Jack
So do you believe in Karma?
00:01:04
Xochitl
UM, OK, I'm conflicted. As of typical Gemini.
00:01:08
Xochitl
I have like.
00:01:08
Xochitl
I always have two opinions about everything and this is one of those situations where I have two opinions on Karma.
00:01:19
Xochitl
Basically, I know that psychologically and logically, the world doesn't work that way. You don't get rewarded for good behavior, you don't get punished for bad behavior. I think a lot of it comes from our religious ideals.
00:01:36
Xochitl
That there's like some kind of ultimate reward for the behavior. But I think if that were true, we wouldn't see a lot of like.
00:01:46
Xochitl
Poor people who work really hard, still being like poor enough to starve forever or rich people who rip everyone off, like still being.
00:01:56
Xochitl
Billionaires. You know, I think.
00:01:58
Xochitl
Ultimately, logically, I believe that Karma is probably a non sequitur, which for our viewers who don't know what that means, it's means it's not really relevant or it there is no like link between these.
00:02:12
Xochitl
But like spiritually on some level, I do believe in it and I have experienced it. And as we talked about in our last episode, sometimes I think we go back and like apply.
00:02:27
Xochitl
The things that we believe in, like we see our memories through a filter. So it's like maybe I did something bad and a lot of bad things happen to me and I'm going to see it through the filter of like cause and effect like because I believe in karma these bad things happen to me because I did something bad and recently that kind of happened.
00:02:49
Xochitl
Had a couple of bad things happen already. At that point I think, but I lied about something pretty major to someone.
00:02:58
Xochitl
UM.
00:03:04
Xochitl
I will come clean about it. You know soon enough. But I did lie about something and I really dislike lying, which also can be another thing, potentially the stress.
00:03:17
Xochitl
Of doing something that you morally don't agree with, I think also puts some strain on your health and stuff, but I lied about something pretty major to someone important to me and.
00:03:31
Xochitl
After that I got like sick. I got my kidney infection. I twisted my ankle and a lot of stuff was going on and I was like, OK, I'm this is my fault because I did something bad that I morally disagree with. And because of that, Karma is coming back to bite me.
00:03:48
Jack
Right.
00:03:50
Xochitl
Yeah. However.
00:03:51
Jack
OK.
00:03:52
Xochitl
Just so the quick side note that person did like some really terrible things to me and they seemed fine. So like what I mean is like, I don't know if I truly, but at least for myself personally, I do believe in.
00:04:05
Xochitl
It sometimes how about you, Jack?
00:04:09
Jack
You know in.
00:04:10
Jack
In my own personal experience, I find that.
00:04:16
Jack
In in like close relationships with people that that like like your example of like lying to each other or those kinds of things.
00:04:27
Jack
I do believe in Karma on a on a small scale on a small scale. I do believe in Karma, I think.
00:04:35
Jack
If I am lie to to my friend, then I think something bad will happen or I will be exposed for being a liar later. And so I think I think those things do come back to to us. But as far as like everything.
00:04:55
Jack
Being in balance to, you know, like you said, I think that in.
00:05:01
Jack
In in the in general powerful people.
00:05:07
Jack
Lie and cheat and they get away with it their whole lives, and they're relatively happy for their entire lives, and they never have to face any consequences for their actions and all all their people work really hard and do the right thing and they get.
00:05:26
Jack
Uhm, completely ripped off. And uh by this, you know, lose everything. And they didn't do anything wrong. All they did was work hard and be honest. And so I I really just can't believe in karma.
00:05:39
Jack
Because when I look at it on a large scale, it seems to not be true. But when it comes to small close relationships, like within families or small friend groups, then I think those are bad behavior does tend to be exposed. You can't really hide it from those people.
00:06:00
Jack
And so.
00:06:00
Xochitl
You can't run from it.
00:06:02
Jack
Yeah. So yeah.
00:06:03
Xochitl
I think I'm sorry. Go ahead.
00:06:05
Jack
No, no, that's it. That's it.
00:06:07
Xochitl
I was just gonna say I think that in those cases it's less of like karma and more just getting exposed. It's not like unrelated bad things happen because you lied. It's like you got caught lying and now you have to face the consequences. So I'd say that's consequences more than karma, in my opinion.
00:06:26
Jack
Yeah, I think you're right. I think you're right. I mean, maybe if I, if I tell a lie to someone really close to me and I have a lot of anxiety and stress, it might make me more likely to get sick. I think that those kinds of.
00:06:39
Xochitl
Right.
00:06:40
Jack
Things can happen too.
00:06:42
Jack
But I feel like there's a there's a a good explanation for that that doesn't need.
00:06:42
발표자 3
Think the.
00:06:48
Jack
Any magical?
00:06:50
Jack
You know, terminology, you know we don't need to call it Karma, we can just.
00:06:55
Jack
Call it stress.
00:06:57
Jack
Stress is bad for us.
00:06:58
발표자
Right.
00:07:00
Xochitl
Right. And I and people who don't like really have a moral compass and don't see anything wrong with, like behavior like that. They don't say they don't get stressed and suffer the stress the same way you would if you if you did something that goes against.
00:07:16
Xochitl
Morals like they're people who lie and cheat and have and just sleep totally fine at night like a baby, right? Because we have no concept. But if you're someone who, like, actually cares about the people around you and is not selfish and has some empathy if you lie or do something that you don't agree with it.
00:07:17
Jack
Right.
00:07:37
Xochitl
And that's when it really kind of eats you alive.
00:07:40
Jack
Right. You feel guilt? Guilt is a is. A is a bad feeling.
00:07:44
Jack
And it makes you people.
00:07:45
Jack
Like I think and people that feel no guilt have no shame, and they live very happily in their lives. But I couldn't live that way because it just, you know, it would like you said it would eat me alive like it wouldn't. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
00:08:05
Jack
If I knew that I was living at a double life and lying to the people that I I love, so yeah, I agree with you 100%.
00:08:16
Xochitl
Yeah. So if you have a concept like Karma in your culture or just the word karma or the concept of karma is known in your culture, these I think it's become very global especially.
00:08:27
Xochitl
Like with.
00:08:28
Xochitl
Internet, we know what karma means in Mexico as well, and we apply the same way. So if you have anything similar in your culture, let us know. And also if you believe in Karma or not and we will see you guys next time, make sure to leave a comment down below on our website. Thatistheenglishpodcast.com send us an e-mail at the A-Z.
00:08:49
Xochitl
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00:08:53
Xochitl
Guys, next time. Bye bye.
00:08:55
발표자 3
Bye bye.
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