Tickle Results #1: The Karma Test
This is one of the many (47 tests since this post) tests I took since joining Tickle. Most of the tests I take are on the PHD-Certified category. This is because it has a more professional approach and gives out detailed results. I’ll be posting here some of my earlier results from other tests as well. Also I didn’t re-took the tests I’ve already taken, due to the fact that the results may eventually change simply because I already knew the answers. You can learn about my personality from this as well, because the results are almost accurate. More of my results can be found on my profile at Tickle.
This is the result I got from The Karma Test (12/27/06). This is the ‘paid’ and full version of the result. I didn’t actually pay Tickle to get this, I just exploited a ‘bug’ in the program that shows up the full result even without paying (this only works on some tests). This is long…
Ryman, your personalized test results indicate that over the past year, you’ve earned 824 karma points out of 1000 potential karma points.
Of all the ways you’ve been building your karmic future during this time, your compassionate nature is your strongest asset. In fact, you seem to have a real knack for both understanding what people are going through and finding ways to support them during difficult times. By being a sensitive person with a keen sense of empathy, you can do much to alleviate others’ pain. This has been an important way you’ve earned your karma up to this point. You’re likely to be the one friends turn to when they need to talk or want a shoulder to cry on. This is because you’re the type who can usually be counted on to listen and comfort those in need. This kindness not only strengthens your current relationships but will also come back to you positively in the future. Through your concerted efforts to care about and tend to the needs of others, you generate good karma for yourself and the universe.
You might be asking yourself, “How does what I feel create good karma?” The answer is, karma isn’t just about what you do, it’s also what you intentionally think and say to others. By having compassion, you’re able to remain connected to the people around you. This keeps your life from becoming isolated or two-dimensional. Also, by being willing to put yourself in others’ shoes and feel their pain — practically as if it were your own, you prevent others from being alone in their sorrow. This is truly a gift. Such actions build positive karma so that you’ll receive the compassion you’ve earned when you need it. Sometimes it helps to look at a real life example to understand karma in action. Take Maggie, for instance:
Like you, Maggie’s karma is most beneficially impacted by her compassionate nature. Maggie works at an ad agency where she is responsible for supervising an entire department. Deadlines at the agency are tight and the hours are often long. It’s the kind of stressful environment where people have little patience for slip-ups. However, because Maggie is known for being kind and supportive, she is often the person co-workers turn to when they’re having a hard time.
Recently, one of her employees named Seth was going through a particularly difficult divorce that involved a custody battle. Seth let Maggie know that the emotional strain was causing him to fall behind in his work. Maggie was getting pressure from her own boss to get more work out of Seth, but she understood why he was not performing up to his usual standards. Maggie could see how painful the situation was for Seth and felt a deep sense of compassion for everyone in his family.
Rather than give Seth an ultimatum, Maggie chose to have an honest talk with him to see how much he could realistically get done. Together, they decided that he’d take one vacation day each week while things were still being worked out in his personal life and that she’d reallocate some of his work accordingly. Her compassion as a boss and as a person bred an atmosphere of support and trust in her department. Over time, this led to higher productivity from her team and better morale. Those positive effects soon led Maggie to be promoted for her excellent managerial skills.
