He sprang into the sea behind her, and with her went down to her abode. There he lived with her for a vast length of time. One day she said she had to go away and stated that he must not touch a picture which was on the wall, and then departed. At that moment the foot of the figure suddenly enlarged, flew out from the frame, and sent him back to the scenes of earth, where he met with only sorrow and trouble. The law of Karma must be applied to everything.
Nothing is exempt from it.
It rules the vital molecule from plant up to Brahma himself. Apply it then to the vegetable, animal and human kingdom alike. Another law is that of Reincarnation. This is not to be confined only to the souls and bodies of men. It seems to me that it does, and with as much force as anywhere.