Celebrity Karma Theory

What if the thing that enables celebrities to be able to enjoy a life of luxury more than anything is their karma for entertaining millions of people by bringing them joy through whatever they're famous for? Music, movies, television, artwork, inventions, etc.. all the things that they created and participated in that resulted in the happiness of others is what actually made them rich and happy and famous. Any time you do something that gives others a good feeling will result in you being rewarded by something happening that enables you to enjoy life more.. whether it's an ability or just an enlightenment.

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SW-User

Generally speaking the idea of karma originated in the "eastern" faiths, alongside the idea of multiple lives and time spans beyond that envisaged in the Abrahamic Faiths.

Accordingly, in the basic Theravada Buddhist texts where karma is mentioned it involves far more than the simplistic idea of "instant karma". Instead, it is implied that those enjoying good fortune could well be using up the very last dregs of good karma, while those apparently suffering could be enduring the vary last dregs of bad karma - and so forth.

Whatever, this obviously negates the nonsense that would cause some to equate good (or bad) fortune with any particular moral judgement of another human being.

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