Recently some people stuck a needle into my arm, then put me into a tightly confined space and ordered me to hold my breath repeatedly for nearly an hour. This was not an abduction; I paid them to do these things to me.<\/p>\n
Why? I\u2019ll tell you why: karma.<\/p>\n
Karma is the ancient Indian belief that what goes around comes around. For example, if you kill a mosquito, that mosquito\u2019s soul will be angry at you, and it will wait patiently \u201d\u201d for decades, if necessary \u201d\u201d for the chance to be reincarnated as the Comcast customer-service representative you reach by phone when your cable goes out during the Super Bowl. You\u2019ll know it\u2019s the mosquito, because there will be a slight whine in the representative\u2019s voice when he tells you he\u2019s placing you on hold.<\/p>\n