Reincarnation

Reincarnation

 

Driving home with Mrs. C and the lady step-crank from a family function at the shore, the conversation somehow turned to reincarnation. 

This is always a fun topic, guessing what you might have been in a previous life.

Mrs. Cranky claims she was around previously sometime before World War II.  She somehow connects with things from those times. 

“That’s why I save stuff, tissues, boxes, Popsicle sticks…you know like they did in the depression.”

Then she claims she must have died from head trauma

“That’s why I don’t like to be touched on the head.”

Step-crank says she’s afraid of being in a car accident.

That is all Mrs. C needs to hear.

“That’s probably how you died.”

“So my previous life couldn’t have been that long ago, at least there were still cars.”

Now this is a fun topic, but I’m thinking these two seem a little to convinced about this reincarnation thing.

“Probably, it doesn’t have to be that long ago.”

“Yeah, but what if you come back and recognize people you used to know.”

“I think you can’t come back until that last person you ever knew or who knew you also passes on.”

“Yeah...I’m not sure how that works!”

I had to say something.

“Really, you know you were on Earth in a previous life, you died in a car crash.  Your mom died of head trauma and lived during the Depression. You know all that, but when it comes to when you’re allowed to come back, ‘You’re not sure how that works?’ Like what, you don’t know the rules?”

“Yeah, I’m not sure.”

“But you’re pretty sure about reincarnation.  That seems about right.  You die and then you come back.

“Yeah.”

“So the one thing you’re not sure about reincarnation is when you are allowed to come back?  You’re not sure of all the rules?”

“It would be confusing to come back when people you used to know are still alive.”

“What makes you think if you come back you will come back to the same country or town you lived in in a previous life?”

“That’s what I’m saying, I’m not sure how all that works.”

“But…”

“So what’s your point?”

“Never mind.”

“Jerk.”

“Yeah, Jerk!”

I hate it when I get double teamed!