Reaction on the story entitled "KARMA"

Karma

                                                  Khushwant Singh

                                    "Be yourself and be who you are."

         In the story entitled "Karma", I found it hard to understand it because of some words that is being used which is unfamiliar to me. As what I have understood about it,it's all about the man named Sir Mohan Lai. Sir Mohan Lai is not a person we cannot relate to, because his attitude is very common and really existing to us,especially those person who went abroad. I'm not generalizing it but it is what really happened nowadays.

         Some Filipino people anglicizing English, it seems that they don't understand "Tagalog" or their vernacular language anymore. They pretended that they are good in speaking English language and that they uttered it like a true English man. They become unpatriotic to their own country because they are proud to be called "foreigner".

       As Filipino citizen, we should not forget where we came from because as what our national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal said that "He who doesn't looked back where he came from will never be successful where he is going to".It is good to know not only our native land and native language because it is our foundation of what we become in the future.

       When I heard the word "Karma" the only thing that came up into my mind is that the bad things that happened to you because of the unpleasant deeds that you did. For me, it is somewhat have a negative impact because it is just like a punishment. If you did good things, you will not received punishment instead a reward. But if you've done any mistakes or failures then, that the time that you will be punished or some would say it "it's your karma".

        It is much better to plant or invest good attitudes and behavior in order for us to gain or reap in the end a good karma. What we did before will reflect of what we become tomorrow. We should not let temptation be a sin. It is better to show goodness to others because at  the end we are still the one who will profit it which we   called it GOOD KARMA.