A Different Perspective
As I evolve, I realize that everything that I experience and how I feel about the experience, is totally dependent upon my perception. And, that perception is totally dependent upon what I have chosen to believe and that hopefully, those perceptions are in my healthy self-best interest. In this case, I am referring to Reincarnation. I ended up with this belief by the processes of elimination and deduction.
Although Reincarnation is affiliated with some religious beliefs, I ended up here because of Science. Yes, Science! I remember being taught in Physics that, “energy could not be created nor destroyed”. Given the amount of time I gave to Scholastic exercises, why this would stick with me, when not much else did, is puzzling indeed. I deduced that if I came from energy, I am energy and I will go with/to energy. And since “energy cannot be created nor destroyed”, than my energy has manifested many times into many different forms and bodies and will continue to do so, long after this manifestation expires. How exciting is that. I have eternity to play within…lol.
Given the above, it has provided me with a perception of living, experiencing and dying that has many benefits. It affords me the luxury of living (in some form/manifestation) for eternity. It allows me to be much more patient while trying to control the coulda's, woulda's, shoulda`s in my environment. It answers many questions that my being has regarding suffering, pain and death. It allows me to see things in a more cosmic or cause and affect ‘light’. “What goes around, comes around” rings truer given the many things that are left unanswered in any given lifetime. Justifying and rationalizing a 5 year old with Cancer is no longer perplexing or necessary. Understanding that whatever Karma we all experience differently, does not only pertain to this lifetime, but is the result of many lifetimes and experiences. It also explains, why we are all on different journeys evolving on different levels, and that witnessing and observing each other becomes easier to understand and easier to accept. An example would be Violence. Violence, albeit difficult to accept, whether given or received becomes easier to understand.
As a young man, I remember reading a Buddhist teaching about “being able to watch your daughter being raped and murdered and being able to understand”. Not only did I not understand but that teaching (book) went flying across the room. That did not fit with my values at that time and even now, I would probably fail and react violently toward the attacker, feeling responsible for my daughter, as I tried to defend her and or kill the perceived attacker. I will know, if not in this lifetime, that I have evolved when I am able to watch and not react. And/or watch and not feel responsible nor volley judgement for/of/toward others. In addition, to be able to understand that ‘good’ and ‘bad’ are paradoxical and represent our species is liberating indeed. That is my gauge for future lifetimes. In the meantime, I experience whatever lessons I must learn and go on with my life. Sometime, this can be boring while waiting for the Universe`s schedule and agenda to expose itself as it always does…perfectly. In the meantime, I try to witness and observe without judgement but with limited patience while my ‘small picture’ conflicts with the ‘bigger picture’…and so it is.
