Hi folks, back with another post. Do you believe in Karma? Especially bad Karma? In Hindu religion and other religions as well, there is a belief that the bad deeds you do today will come back to haunt you tomorrow. I am not very sure if this is true, however, sometimes when things don’t go as planned, I can’t help but wonder. As usual, I have an example from American Football. The New England Patriots won the football championship last year. But to get to the championship they “cheated”. American Football is played with a ball that is oblong in shape and made of pigskin. It is difficult to grip the ball, especially in bad weather like snow, rain etc. If it is cold, the ball becomes hard. The league specifies that the football should be inflated to a certain amount of pressure. But what New England did was that they deflated the ball. The result was that the ball was easier to grip. The semi-final game before the championship was played on a rainy day. One of the defenders on the opposing team, intercepted the ball thrown by New England. He noticed that the ball was soft and underinflated. He mentioned this to the referees, but no action was taken at the time. New England won the semi-final and then the final and became champions. In the off-season, there was an investigation. It was determined that the ball was deflated. However, the investigation did not yield any concrete evidence that New England knowingly deflated the ball. This year, New England went back to the semi-final and lost. It was a close game. The only difference was that the New England kicker, who is normally automatic in scoring points by kicking the ball, missed an extra point. The kicker had made 500 successful extra points before that fateful miss. But there were other things too. Their opponent, the Denver Broncos, had a relentless defense that disrupted their game plan. New England could not get into any sort of rhythm. There were some crucial penalties on Denver that were not called. I think Denver outplayed New England and dominated all aspects of the game. But I do wonder. Was it bad Karma or just a coincidence?