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Tue Gutes und dir wird Gutes wiederfahren: Das Prinzip Charma


Obwohl ich relativ früh aus der (katholischen) Kirche ausgetreten bin, bin ich dennoch fest davon überzeugt, dass es eine höhere Macht oder Ordnung oder etwas Dergleichen gibt, die in allem steckt, das existiert. Wer das erste Mal in die Augen der eigenen Kinder schaut, sieht Gott. Ich bin zwar fromal ohne Bekenntnis und dennoch gewissermassen gläubig. Ich glaube an Gesetzmässigkeiten, z.B. Charma. Als ich etwa 16 war, hatte ich ein prägendes Erlebnis mit einem Flutschfinger Eis; danke Bettina T.! Das jedoch ist eine andere Geschichte. Jedenfalls ist mir vor kurzem wieder etwas passiert, was meine Überzeugung vom Prinzip Charma erneut gestärkt hat. Ohne weiteren Palaver, hier der ganze Vorfall:




























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