@exyle, I haven't posted in a while now, (almost 3 weeks) as I have been confronting a very difficult period in my life. My dad aged 82 is suffering from dementia and schizophrenia since a few months and off late things are out of hand. He has been hospitalized since last 3 weeks and it has been extremely stressful on me to say the least.

A couple of hours a friend told me that it is all Karma and payback stuff and nothing can be done about it. He said it's like any /all troubles or sufferings are a sign of Karma getting cleared and it's a good thing to happen.
Anyways, I believe I have one life, a very finite amount of time on earth, so pain or joy, just experience it as life doles it to you and get on with it. That makes life bearable. That's what I am attempting to do with my life right now.