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In this drama called ‘life’, Karma governs everything that happens on Earth right from birth. Whatever is happening is not luck. We pluck the fruits of the seeds that we plant. All our deeds are recorded by Karma and they unfold unto us, one by one. If we want to be happy, we have to learn to accept. If we protest, cry, look at the sky and ask ‘Why?’ then we are only going to be miserable.

The truly happy ones, understand life. They realise that no God is sitting up in heaven, inflicting misery upon us. They realise that Karma makes no mistake. What you give, is what you get. What you do, comes back to you. Therefore, if something is happening in life, we have to accept it. We have no choice. Of course, we have a choice to change our actions, now. Once we perform fresh actions, these become new Karma and they will be the new seeds that will bear fresh, new fruits. If we plant cactus, we can’t expect tulips. So, if misery is growing in the garden of our life, we have no one else to blame, except ourselves.

Therefore, those who are happy, don’t expect. They accept! For when you expect, you become unhappy but when you accept, you live with joy and peace. Acceptance is a gift to the wise for they realise that to accept, is to be happy. Not only do they accept but they also accept whatever happens, joyously. They do not protest because if some things have happened that were not so pleasant, they understand that they have redeemed their past deeds and now, they do not have to suffer for them, again. number of words in this article.