Karma and Its Cycles

In 1974 my uncle worked for the government as a commander in Ubonrajchathanee. One day, he got an order to take the army about one hundred people in order to suppress the terrorists who were the communists at Phoophannoi in Nakornpanom. His army had walked for 2 days to get there. On the way, there was a villager’s dog that followed his army. Every soldier had the compassion and took care of this dog according to fate. It became a part of army implicitly. It not only followed everywhere the army went but also liked to walked in front of the army like the leader. When the army got the destination, which located in the jungle, they took hold of that area for setting the military base.

The only one way for sending the food was done by helicopter. Unfortunately, on 6 th January, 1974 which was the second day, the amount of clouds in the sky had too much. Thus, sending food by air could not work. Helicopter could not bring food to the army as schedule. Accordingly, soldiers had to sustain life by taking bole of banana in order to cook food. The chief of the solder said, “How the banana can make us full? It not comes to a half of my stomach yet.” Another soldier agreed, “ Yes, you are right. Why we don’t ask the commander to get more food from anything else? ”. The chief of the soldier said, “That’s a good idea. Maybe we can ask to go to the foothills. ” The chief of the soldier walked to the commander promptly. After he gave a military salute with the right hand to the commander, he asked for the permission. “ Sir, May I take a group of soldiers to the foothills? The food is not enough for the whole army. Please let me bring the soldiers to hunt the cows,” the chief of the soldier asked to shoot the cows, which do not have the owner.

As a commander of one hundred soldiers, he was thoughtful because this foothill is near the communists’ village. It was difficult to make a decision. He hesitated between the survival of soldiers, which was his responsibility, and sin. He spent a lot of time for consideration since he did not want to make a sin with big animal. He thought in his mind, “If it doesn’t relate to the army, I won’t think over and over like this. I won’t participate exactly.” However, he also thought of the hunger of the whole army, the enemy which need to put a strong encouragement for fighting and the uncertain of the weather. After he hesitated for a long time, he could make the final decision. He had need to allow the chief of the soldier to go to the foothill but he had a condition for hunting. He said,“ Alright, I will let you go there but you can kill only one cow. You need to provide the best sharp shooter for hunting. I don’t want to make a cow suffer from too many bullets. Please slice it before bringing to the hill.” The chief of the soldier got the order, “ Yes, sir.” Then, the chief of the soldier took nine soldiers to the foothill. He selected a sergeant to be a shooter. An hour later, there was a shot. My uncle who was the first lieutenant in that time and the commander of the army saw many cows were frightened and scattered with the sad feeling. A cow was shot around left leg by the sergeant. About two hours later, the hunting group was back to the hill with uncooked beef which already sliced. The beef could treat the army at least 2 days.

There are many surprising points about this event. Namely, three injured people all related to the killing of cow in 3 days ago. All the injured people are my uncle who was the commander, the sergeant who was the sharp shooter and the next soldier who sliced the beef. My uncle got the bomb splinters for the first person. He got injured around the top of his left leg which slanted to the stomach. He also got another one around left ankle. He had need to get an operation. The bomb splinter which took the commander’s leg passed through the sharp shooter. Also, it ran through the head of the soldier who sliced the beef. It is said that the only one bomb splinter punished all the people who related to the killing of cow. My uncle got the highest punishment because he was a commander. That’s why he got two wounds. Other people got arranged punishment by guilt.

If you do a good deed, you will get a good thing turn back to you. Similarly, if you do a bad deed, then the bad deed will serve you. Everything has cause and effect each other. This is the one thing that I can learn from my uncle’s experience. Deed may exists. Noboby can avoid deed. You cannot get rid of your deed but you can decrease your deed to relieve in a better way. If you wish you make a merit, today is not too late. Do not hesitate before making merit but please hesitate before doing a sin. Think carefully before you do something because you will deserve it someday.

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