Spring Forward Page #5

- Okay, no.

- Karma's like Indian for...

- American Indian?

- No, from India. Ancient.

The energy you put out there...

Energy?

More like the good fortune you put out there.

When you put it out there, it stores up.

Then there's so much,

it comes back to affect you positively...

...and you have...

...more good fortune.

So, basically...

...what goes around comes around?

Yeah.

Losers.

They got boot camps for vandals.

That'll teach 'em something.

What do I know?

My father used to sing every morning.

While he was having his coffee. While he shaved.

Even when he was losing his shirt at the pub.

He'd make this effort to sing.

- You believe what goes around comes around?

- Yeah, sure.

So, my life has been so f***ed up

because I was bad?

Like, I was sending out bad karma?

No, it's a different thing entirely.

You get a bad break.

A little bad fortune.

Couple of bad breaks.

You get into a cycle like we were talking about.

Routine.

I gotta break the routine?

Yeah.

How?

One thing would be not to be so apologetic

about your jail term.

- You think I am?

- Yeah.

You were in a tough spot.

You made a mistake. You got caught.

- Put it behind you.

- But it's good for me.

- How?

- Well, I...

Learned the rules of society, you know?

Paid my debt to society.

I realized I lived amongst others.

- Paid my debt to society.

- You knew the rules beforehand.

You broke 'em. You were in a tough spot.

But still, I had...

How does your jail time affect things

that put you in a tough spot in the first place?

As a matter of fact...

...see, with the apologizing

and making up you do for it...

...might make you worse.

- No, I wouldn't say that. Definitely not.

- Okay. Fine.

Wait a minute.

- Are you talking about me owing you money?

- No.

The fact that you worry about it,

like I'm watching you.

Remember that day last week?

Three times you said there was no water

in your room, so you couldn't shave.

- You thought I was lying?

- No.

You don't owe me anything, okay? Nothing.

You and me, we're the same. That's it.

If I lend you money, I tell you

I want you to forget it, I want you to forget it.

You're starting to bug me

that you apologize for stuff all the time.

Be who you are. Say what you want.

- I can handle that, okay?

- Okay.

Give me back the wallet.

I'm gonna take it over there to his house.

So he'll know I know who he is.

He knows I know what he did.

I know where he lives.

I know who his parents are.

And I'm giving him a break.

That puts some good karma out there,

over the plate.

Karma. F***.

- Quit saying "f***."

- Okay! Jeez.

What the f***?

I'll just get out of here, okay?

Let me get my stuff out. No force! Okay?

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