In Another Life

I do not believe in reincarnation, it is just something that does not fit in with the way I see God’s plan.  However, I am a daydreamer and like to imagine myself in other lives, which would account for personality traits I have.  For example, I am very found of Russian literature during the 1800s and practically melt with envy when I view Victorian English furniture.  I like to imagine myself as a French or English noble woman filling her days reading novellas and sitting uncomfortably in the thickly layered and highly decorated garb of the century, resulting in today’s lack of concern for finery and fashion as I value comfort instead.  I would enjoy hosting dinner parties and commenting on social gossip and unrest in the community as I strived to be an active participant in the world around me.  I like to imagine that it was during this period that my flame for woman’s rights and equality was ignited as during the time in the 1800s I would have been forced to bite my tongue and hold a very specific place as lady in my household and group of friends.  I know I would covet cowboy stories from tales of the wild America as I secretly thrilled in freedom such chaos offered.  I probably would have been married off young to an older man whom I hardly knew, making us merely housemates and forced friends, which would explain my fight for love in this life. 

As I said this is all done in silliness, but I find such conjectures amusing.  So I encourage each of you to think about your “other life” when and where would you have been and how would that translate to your personality today?  Have fun thinking about it; I know I did J