Three Course of Karma
THREE COURSES OF KARMA
Most families skip the starter.
Thats a sad fact of life
The main course is a given and we can do nothing to avoid it
Wether we eat our greens or not determines what our just deserts will be
Sticky toffee pudding
Or low fat youghurt
We will eat the cauliflower cheese or spam fritter
Wether we like it or not
But our parents cant make us eat our sprouts
That is our choice
A choice with consequences
Call it natural justice
Karma
Or cosmic totallitarianism
This is the truth of all our teatimes
Howevever
If one declines the devilishly deliscious desert
And has a piece of fruit
And offers to do the dishes
Then one will always win when we all play at soldiers in the summer evening
If we take mercy on our defeated opponents
Then they will invite us to their birthday parties
Where we will eat jelly and ice cream
And we will make friends who will be our allies for life
This is the purpose of our playtimes
When we grow up
We will all die in the eternal war
And all that will be left will be our tales of bravery
And the consequences of our actions
But if we have been brave without being mercifull
Then the children of our opponents
Will sneak onto planes and drown our children in blood
This is the witness to all our warfare
We cannot skip desert forever
There is a tinned pear out there
With our name on it
But for heavens sake
Take the fruit salad
When its on the menu
E J Povey Jan 2010