Oh, god, I think my plumber killed me in a previous life... What do I do ?

Laugh !

We have all, with our tons of previous lives behind us,

Killed and been killed

Stole and be stolen

Injured and been injured 

etc..

The idea of Karma is NOT to hold grudge for that, 

or even worse to seek revenge on what you think you have found. 

The idea of Karma is to get through your difficulties in life knowing that MOST of them have been caused by your past behavior and decisions,

To defend yourself of course if you are attacked

But to let go of the rest.

And to make the best decision for NOW.

Karma is automatic, 

which means that if really your plumber has killed you in a previous life 

(I swear , I have met in France a young woman who was obsessed with this strange idea... And terrified by the idea he could do that again. I am not really sure this has to do with karma and I have never seen this fragile young woman again...)

he will get through his own experiencing later in his life, 

or in another, later

and in fact, it s none of your business.

In life, we have to seek justice for the current problem we meet , the real ones - not the past that is obscure and difficult to see.

Thanks to our progress in society, most of the time we can get justice through the law and judicial system of our countries (not always though, and sometimes it has to do with karma also. If you have been a sanguinary Inquisition Judge a few centuries ago in Spain, sending innocent people to death on lies in court, you will have trouble with justice for many lives, till you will have paid the whole bill for your bloody choices !)

WE NEVER HAVE TO MAKE JUSTICE FOR THE PAST.

My God, people already find enough reasons to fight each other , from "are you looking at my girl?" To "turn down your stereo" 

without adding the "you burned me in the 11th century in France" scenario

Most of us do' t get back to our previous lives, which are locked.

They are hidden deep in our souls, and just sometimes take control of our life in strange looking behaviors (to be terrified by water or fire can for example be a old life revival)

The Jewish have a nice legend about that. They say that when the soul is ready to come back to a body, it descends in a baby, and the Guardian Angel puts a finger in his mouth so he won't be able to speak and remember what he has seen up there, and in the past. 

It s the angel finger print you have under your nose, this slight groove that s so important for expression... The seal of oblivion and silence.

So don t be obsessed with the idea of past lives (what have I done, what should I do to make it better)... 

The important is NOW.

Just remember that Karma is a tool to guide your conduct for the best of who you are, 

What is done in the past is done, by you or by the others, 

and cannot be changed anymore. 

move forward. Do good now (yes, good karma exists also, and it s too often forgotten. Do good and good will get to your life one day or another. Just don t expect it soon !)

And remember ,

The decisions you take NOW are the important one.

"Just 

don t do to others what you don t want others to do to you

And do to them what you would love them to do to you"

you ll be fine.

And you vcan even keep the same plumber ...