Have you ever heard the saying – “Karma is a bitch?” – Well let me tell you, Karma is a bitch.
As I got off the train today I noticed I did not have my usual $2 for coffee and bagel from the cart guy in the corner. I headed towards the bank. While there I realized that I needed to deposit my rent money so I withdrew my rent amount plus an extra $100 for the weeks expenses. Now anyone that knows me, knows that I keep all of my money in my wallet. That I NEVER, ever ever put loose cash in my front pockets but as it turned out today was different.
I put my rent money in an envelope and inserted $20 in my front pocket to purchase my coffee. As i walked to the cart guy i received a phone call from my mom. I answered. As i made my order and my mom began to talk about her husbands will, I noticed that the $20 in my front pocket was gone. GONE?? WTF?? I quickly told my mom i would call her back.
I looked around me. Nothing. HOwever I noticed this man behind me that was sitting at a bench watching others pass by. What he was doing was not of my concern but the fact that he went up to pay AFTER i noticed my $20 was gone was what struck me the most. He had taken it off the floor.
The cart guy pressed me to pay so i took another $20 from my wallet, paid, and backed away. As i walked away i began to laugh. But then i stoped. Looked back and noticed the man looking at me. He felt guilty. I turned around, walked up to him and said. “you know what man, you can have the $20 because u know what? Karma is a bitch”
On the way to the office I began to ponder about this. Why didn’t he just give me the $20 back? Was he going to deny it if I confronted him about it? Why wasn’t I mad? What did i laugh?
I sat in my desk at work. By now it started to sink in. I realized I was more frustrated than before. Damn man $20. Even though that is not a lot of money, i cant believe that damn guy took it! I wanted to go back there. Tell him off. But what would that have solved?
As i turned on my computer I looked up I noticed a forgotten $20 bill that had been sitting in my pen cup for weeks now.
I laughed – Thanks Karma.