Kim And Lama

In Kim by Kipling, we are following the journey of two characters, these characters being Kim and the lama, and these two meet randomly and develop a substantial bond rather quickly. The closeness between the pair has as much to do with their differences as their similarities, but altogether for these two to meet is a stroke of luck from their perspective. Examining the multiple factors that led to this delves further into the style of Kipling and his methods, and the presentation of the relationship between Kim and the lama as it progresses throughout the time they spend together.

Examining the karmic convergence between the lama and Kim shows how simply the intervention could be and the multitude of events to occur for these two to interact. Such as when Kim first meets the lama in Lahore (Kipling 10), we find that these two bond quickly. The word Karma means

The definition of Dharma is the principle or law that orders the universe("Dharma"). The main point behind this is that the stars aligned and the lama met Kim in that "House of Wonders" (Kipling 7). Without a small amount of luck and destiny ruling over all these two likely would have never met, and thus would have never been enhanced by the other due to the polar opposite qualities they express. Through the sheer convenience of this meeting Kipling underlines the necessity of fate and destiny in this setting and in our general lives. Without the variables coming together and executing the chance meeting the lama would have likely left the museum and continued on and Kim would have presumably never found his red bull on a green field. Without this constant game of chance that moves throughout our lives we would likely never have found many of our closest friends is a lesson that Kipling is seeking to describe and explain, that without a bit of randomness life could be a bit