I was thinking about religion today. Then I was thinking about death.
I was thinking: what if when we die – all the
non-physical parts of us just get redistributed to those who come next.
So all of our hopes and dreams and memories
and likes and dislikes and fears all get thrown into a big pool and as each new
life comes – they get a random selection of whatever is in there.
So we are born with memories and fears and
hopes of those who came before us. They shape who we are and we live our lives
with them – unless we are able to override them with our new experiences.
Maybe my fear of snakes came from a
mouse. I can keep that fear with me my entire life (although it will most
likely be dulled over my lifetime as I have no real reason to be afraid of
snakes) and when I die that fear will go back in the pool and be passed onto someone
else. Or I can work towards eliminating that fear somehow and then it won’t.
What if we strive to improve ourselves, create good memories and overcome our demons – not just so that we can be rid
of them but to clean the pool for everyone who comes after us.
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