Karma is for Real - A Real Life Example

I know some people who would scoff at this, but it is true.  Last night on Facebook I came across the name of a former school mate whom I had treated very badly back in the day.  I thought she was nice; she was different and had problems - who didn't - but my group of friends pressured me to dump her.  I wasn't strong enough to stand up to them for whatever reason, and I did what they wanted.

I emailed her last night and apologized - because I wanted to.  I do feel horrid about what I did - I was a real witch to her.  She's had some problems since and I'm sure a fair portion of those issues are due to what I did to her 30 odd years ago. 

I've also had my share of issues and I don't think of them as payback for what I did.  I see them as a reminder of how cruelty hurts everyone involved.  This is sort of a divine message that illustrated how actions do effect others, etc.  I think once you are really able to see how your actions hurt and/or helped another it really opens your eyes and you are able to learn from it and hopefully become a better person for it.