Today, through utter carelessness, I lost my wallet between Mejiro Station and my house. I went to the koban this evening and reported it missing. I then called the bank and canceled my bank cards. Arghh. This is how you report a lost wallet to the police: First, call the bank and cancel all of your cards immediately, then check to see whether someone has used your credit card from the time you lost your wallet. Then go to the police station and make a report. Lastly, pray that you have earned enough karma points to have some kind person return it you with all of the money still intact.
Regrettably, this is not the first time I have lost my wallet. When I was living in New Zealand I had this cheap velcro wallet, called a `Rhino `. Somehow, I managed to lose it SIX times, through absolute fortune It was returned to me with the money and cards inside FIVE times. Though, understandably the rhino wallet was never returned the sixth time. At that time I realised I have damn fine wallet karma.
A few years after the rhino wallet incident, I arrived in Japan with 50,000 yen to my name. In my first few weeks of orienting myself in Tokyo, I was taken to a posh cafe in Aoyama. After finishing my 800 yen caffe latte, I went to the bathroom where I discovered a Prada wallet sitting next to the toilet. I opened it up and was flabbergasted to find at least 200,000 yen in 10,000 yen notes - I had never seen so much money in a wallet before. Images flooded in of new clothes, my next rent payment, new shoes and so on. As I picked the wallet up, my sensibility came right back and I handed the wallet in to the staff. This is wallet karma.
Since I have been in Japan, I have lost several things and have always found them at the koban.
Thank you to everyone who keeps the karma circle flowing.
Lets hope the universe will return my wallet tomorrow.
