Cosmic justice has been served, says our Modern Guru.
My tenant moved out halfway through her 12-month tenancy, leaving me in financial difficulty. I was a very considerate landlord, installing a fence for her dog, charging her below-market rent, and letting her move furniture into the house a month before she arrived. Now my calls and emails go unanswered. However, she has left behind an expensive bronze Buddha. Should I return it?: Great question. It’s inspired me to invent a new Buddhist concept that I’ve named karmic irony.
This concept works exactly like regular karma, for which good actions are rewarded with good consequences and bad actions are punished with bad consequences, but the whole thing is housed in the framework of ironic, Buddhist-related hilarity. For example, it could be a bad tenant leaving behind an expensive bronze Buddha. Or a burglar getting caught after tripping on a meditation rock in a Zen garden.
So because this tenant is not replying to your calls or emails, the cosmos has decided that the bronze Buddha is yours to keep – and you can sell it and hopefully make enough money to alleviate your financial difficulties. Though be careful when you’re packaging it up for delivery: if you overcharge the buyer or don’t offer a fair returns policy, a heavy, karmic Buddha can cause a lot of damage to a soft, ironic foot.
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