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with disabilities like deafness or blindness? Why are some people born into a wealthy family while others are born so poor that they cannot even get a drop of their mother's milk? Why are some born into high society while others are not? Why is it possible that while two people who grew up in the same family work the same job and think the same way, one ends up poor while the other becomes rich? And, the most puzzling question of all: why are we born as humans and other living beings are born as animals? All of these social and physical differences are seen as normal to us, to the point where we rarely acknowledge their existence. However, if we reflect upon them deeply, we realize that they must have a reason for existing. We just do not know where to find those reasons. If we never know Buddhism, we will never know the answers to these questions. The teachings of Buddhism allow us to see the root causes of these differences and enable us to understand the law that governs the world: The Law of Kamma. The differences found in life are dependent on the kamma of each individual. The fact that people all are born humans, but vary in the amount of happiness or Dukkha (suffering) is an indication that the fruits of kamma exist and their retribution is derived from our previous existences. The Warm Hearted Family 85 The Birth of a Meritorious Person