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CHAPTER 3Find your values

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

Socrates

I live life by the rules of karma (most of the time anyway). It helps me see the best in people and provides a nice reason for having hope when things don't go so well. My definition of karma is doing the right thing, no matter what.

Do the right thing

They say a good liar needs a good memory to keep track of all the lies they tell. Why not just tell the truth? That way you don't need to remember a thing, and it frees up your brain to focus on more productive endeavours. Then you can move forward with vigour and not be looking in the rear-view mirror all the time, hoping and praying that someone, somewhere, doesn't catch up with you.

Doing the right thing all the time is not for the faint hearted. It can be tiring, inconvenient, expensive and there's certainly no guarantee that your efforts or actions will be rewarded. But just because you don't get an immediate reward doesn't mean you shouldn't do it; knowing you made a difference to someone else's life is reward enough. Yeah, I know I sound like Mother Teresa, but I've had enough experiences with karma to know that if you do the right thing, you'll be rewarded for it  —  if not materially, at least emotionally. (Although I do smile a little when karma pays a visit to someone who deserves it.) But all jokes aside, the reward is knowing that you can lay your head on your pillow at night without fearing what the next phone call or email ...