Karma.
The concept has been debated across countless civilizations and cultures throughout the ages. Some believe it to be an immutable law of reality, a cosmic balance sheet where every action is recorded and every debt eventually comes due. They argue that Existence itself keeps score, that righteousness will be rewarded and wickedness punished in time.
Others believe it to be nothing more than false hope, a comforting story told to the oppressed to help them sleep at night while their suffering continues unabated.
And when one observed reality with cold objectivity, the second perspective seemed to hold more weight. More often than not, the vile tyrant crushing entire populations under his boot would die peacefully in his bed surrounded by luxury.
