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user-inactivated  ·  3353 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: On Karma, cars, and visiting my mother

Coincidence and the golden rule aren't antonyms. It's not the Universe's or God's will that will drive good onto you as you do good yourself: it's the intent that you show with your action. It's why you can distinguish between a good and a bad person at first sight, without them doing anything specifically morally-aligned, often enough. Sometimes, bad things happen to good people, and vice versa; it doesn't mean that they're of not the right alignment somehow: just that they got a hand they don't deserve if one judges by their actions. People will still treat them as they would according to whether it's a good person.