Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about reincarnation and I started to believe strongly in it but then I started questioning some of its principles for example; being reincarnated without memories of your previous life. Like, why can't we just have all the memories from our past lives since reincarnation is simply a second chance at life so you can avoid making the same mistakes you made before? How then will you avoid those mistakes?
Also, Christianity has no place for reincarnation and according to the Bible, after death comes judgment, and after that, you go where you belong (heaven or hell), or maybe reincarnation comes into play after serving some jail terms in hell? Just kidding 😅 Anyway, reincarnation is such a big subject that a lot of movies have been made around it. In the anime world, an entire genre is even centered around reincarnation and we call it "isekai tensei". A popular one is "That time I got reincarnated as a slime" (for all the anime lovers here, check this one out if you haven't 😉).
Anyway, the reincarnation in movies can be very weird as some of those characters come back as different animals, as you can see from the title of the anime I mentioned above, the protagonist came back as a slime! Slime isn't even an animal, just a thick slippery substance. One guy even came back as a housefly in one Indian movie I came across on TikTok. Anyway, I have thought about reincarnation at one point or another (thanks to the movies I have seen), so what if it's possible, what will I change?
Family?
I'm not from a rich home and even though my parents did their very best to provide me and my siblings a comfortable life, I still have to struggle to get the things I want, especially as a student in the university. So, it's very tempting to consider switching to a wealthy family if I'm to be reincarnated but no, I will still stick with my family. I love my family and even though we individually have our flaws, we have grown together over the years and formed a very powerful bond.
Also, even if my family is very bad and I wish to change them, how am I sure that the next family will be better? Some people come from rich homes but they have no love and are always fighting each other. Some of them appear happy and all lovey-dovey on social media and you will wish you were part of that family but the family is facing a big problem which they hide from the public. But I guess I'm just thinking this way because I'm already familiar with my family and that's exactly the point; I'm already familiar with them.
Country?
Now this one is tricky and other Nigerians here will probably know why. But the thing is, people will wish they were from a certain country (maybe the USA) meanwhile some citizens from the US are wishing they were from somewhere else. No country is perfect and we all have our problems. Nigeria is a messed up country but at least we don't have issues with natural disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. What we have are man-made disasters in the form of bad leadership.
So, if I'm to be reincarnated, I will still choose to be a citizen of Nigeria BUT also a citizen of USA 😂 (dual citizenship is the way). I love my country but I rather have another option just in case things want to become even crazier than it is now. This is the reason why I actually plan on getting a remote job and earning dollars while spending the money over here. Then when there's lots of money, I can easily go to other countries for vacation and come back anytime I want. It even gets better with dual citizenship, like how things turned from grace to grass, if it wants to start turning from grass to forest, I run to the US 😅.
Gender?
Hell no. I love being a male and will choose it a thousand times if I have to. I can't come back as a female and have to deal with menstrual cycle every month, nope. I have female friends who are always cranky, moody, and almost crying when their period hits, so I rather not go through all that every month. And it's not even hard for me to know when it's happening, I just notice some certain characteristics and I go "It's that time of the month, right?", then they nod. Some even miss lectures on the first day it starts, they just stay home rolling around in pain. Nope!
Conclusion
Well, that sums it up. I don't think I will change any major thing if I'm reincarnated (and have the power to do so). I am contented with my life and I believe in going through life in stages, taking things slow, and not rushing over any of the stages. But it will be really dope if we can reincarnate with all our memories, I'm pretty sure I will be a millionaire before I even turn 15 😁.
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