Why did a “Mr Nice Guy” still succumb to a horrible disease?
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After much deliberation, I’ve decided to muster my courage and tell a tale of karma which happened to an elder in my community. One would have ample reason to criticize me for being disrespectful in publicizing his plight, but I hope to give a wake-up call to the public and heighten an awareness of karma by sharing a real-life story.
My eldest uncle (mother’s brother) passed away in 2005 due to illness. He was close to his community and a typical “Mr Nice Guy” known for his honesty, but he did not meet a good end. He was a senior cadre within the Communist Party, and led an honest life as the local National Security Bureau’s Disciplinary Committee Secretary. Born in 1949 just like the People’s Republic of China, he used to work at the municipal Party Organization Department and stayed away from bribes. Back then, his superior issued every member of his team with a car and a personal chauffeur. My uncle received this privilege too, but he refused to make use of it, claiming that it was taking advantage of public funds. He would always ride a bicycle to work, with his chauffeur following behind in his car. His family members would laugh at him, saying that he was stupid to forsake his good fortune. The government sector also deemed him to be an inflexible stick-in-the-mud and did not allow him to have a smooth career as a state official. Â
Later, he contracted a rare form of illness called Crohn’s Disease which made him pass bloody stools and experienced colorectal bleeding that saw him undergo many surgeries. There was an instance where a surgical wound re-opened due to him not healing properly due to malnutrition. He said the wound bled with every breath he took, and he could see his exposed innards. The disease and pain accompanied him for three years, leaving him pretty much helpless and finally took him away at a rather young age of 56 years. News of his passing sent ripples within our community. Many of us were sad to see an upright official and an honest man like him go so soon. He was described as “a man who rarely makes mistakes” yet he did not meet a good end, whereas his corrupt peers were having the time of their lives. And that led to many to question the validity of believing in karma.
I later found out the root cause of my uncle’s demise. Due to the nature of his work in the security department, he had access to plenty of guns and ammunition which he used to indulge in hunting, a hobby which made him bring rifles to forests and fishing rods to reservoirs. Come to think of it, he must have taken a lot of lives in in his government career spanning more than 10 years. His contracting Crohn’s Disease was a culmination of all that negative karma he had brought upon himself! When he shot those animals in the forests, they must have bled to death, with innards exposed for all to see. Wasn’t this the condition in which my uncle found himself in his final years? Even if he was a man of integrity, there was no escape nor reprieve for the carnage which he had wreaked upon other sentient lifeforms!
People who enjoy killing animals, it’s time to wake up! Karma is absolutely fair, and everybody’s comeuppance is a culmination of they have done in the past. In our eyes, some evil-doers seemingly got off scot-free because they have cultivated a lot of positive karma in their past lives or in their younger days, which has blessed them with good fortune serving as a buffer that has yet to be exhausted. Also, they may have done many good deeds which may have gone unnoticed, such as performing acts of filial piety which is a great source of positive karma.
That’s why I’d say we should always try to keep a clean slate and not envy those who lead a life of decadence and evil! Their comeuppance will be tremendous.
