I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes

Hear, O children of destiny, the words of Kesha, who in the midst of her trials and triumphs proclaimed: “I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that’s all you’re going to get back.” This is no light saying, no idle lyric, but an echo of a truth known to the sages of old: that life is a mirror, reflecting back to us the spirit we cast upon it. For the universe, vast and mysterious, returns to each soul what each soul has sown.

The meaning of this saying rests upon the law of karma—the ancient principle that every action, whether in thought, word, or deed, sets in motion consequences that return to the doer. To pour out hatred is to invite bitterness in return. To offer kindness is to call forth kindness. Thus, Kesha urges us to scatter positive vibes, for the energy of goodwill cannot vanish; it circles, it ripens, and it returns multiplied. She teaches that our world is shaped not only by circumstance but by the invisible current of what we give.

The origin of this wisdom stretches far beyond modern times. The scriptures of India taught that karma governs the unfolding of lives, binding each soul to the web of its deeds. The Stoics of Greece too proclaimed that the soul aligned with virtue would receive harmony in return, while vice would reap ruin. And Kesha, speaking from the stage of her own life—marked by hardship, resilience, and rebirth—took up this eternal thread and wove it into modern song: that what we send out, whether good or evil, returns upon us like the echo of our own voice in the mountains.

Consider the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who responded to oppression not with violence but with the positive energy of nonviolence and truth. His enemies beat him, imprisoned him, scorned him—yet he refused to sow hatred. Instead, he sowed dignity, patience, and love of justice. And in time, the very world that had despised him honored him, and an empire crumbled before the quiet force of karma. Gandhi’s story is proof that to radiate positive vibes is not weakness, but power that shakes nations.

Mark also the tale of Desmond Tutu, who lived through the shadow of apartheid. He could have been consumed by rage, yet he chose forgiveness and laughter, joy and hope. His positive energy uplifted a wounded people and brought healing where vengeance might have deepened wounds. In his life we see again the truth of Kesha’s words: to radiate light is to call forth light, to create a circle of blessing that grows ever stronger.

O seekers of tomorrow, learn this: your life is not only your own, but a ripple in the great ocean of existence. Every word you speak, every deed you perform, every thought you cultivate sends ripples outward. They return, for good or for ill, shaping your destiny. If you wish to dwell in peace, scatter peace. If you wish to dwell in joy, scatter joy. To walk in bitterness is to reap bitterness; to walk in positivity is to harvest hope.

Practical wisdom calls you: each day, speak one word of kindness to a stranger, and watch the circle widen. Choose forgiveness when wronged, and you will release yourself from chains. Offer encouragement, even when your own strength is thin, and you will find your own spirit lifted. This is no superstition but the lived law of life: what you give, you receive; what you radiate, you become.

So remember the teaching of Kesha: “If you put out positive vibes to everybody, that’s all you’re going to get back.” Let this be your creed. Be the source of the light you long to see. Fill the world with the fragrance of kindness, and that fragrance will linger upon you. For the universe is just, and the heart that chooses to bless shall itself be blessed. Thus shall you walk not as a prisoner of fate, but as a creator of destiny, sowing positivity and reaping peace, until your life itself becomes a living song of joy.

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