Would you rather have a second chance in life like reincarnation after death or is the idea of there being nothing else after death more preferable? I personally am living a life of regrets so getting an opportunity to start again in another life is a comforting thought in some ways, like a clean slate. On the other hand however, there’s no way of knowing what circumstances you’ll be born into, it might be worse than the first life.
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Hi–that’s a fun question. I fantasize every day about what life must be like being one of the popular, desirable people. I finally concluded I’m suicidal not strictly due to circumstances, but simply because I happen to be ME. So I’d like a chance to experience life as the right-kind-of-human-being. Even so, though, you’re right that I wouldn’t know which human I’d come back as. The probability of being born as a “happy” person seems vanishingly low to me–and I’m not a gambler. Worse, I think even happy people experience great pain in existence–and repeatedly. I might sign up for another chance, though, if legalized euthanasia were ubiquitous, suicide were globally acceptable, and the age at which one could decide, with some kind of parental consent, to leave were under 18. Then I could get out of here if life were anything like mine has been.
If all of those conditions couldn’t be guaranteed, though, I’d opt to get the frag outta Dodge and never to return.
I don’t think I would want to be reincarnated. One round of life has been more than enough for me. If there is nothing after death than that would be okay. It does however make one wonder what the point of the whole thing was. What I want more than anything is to be reunited with my dad and pet bunny. Thats my dream.
“It does however make one wonder what the point of the whole thing was.” Amen to that.
Erfinia–I enjoyed your story about your pet rabbit, even though I found the ending tough to read. When I was a kid I had a pet parakeet who was my best friend. She’d sit on my shoulder and get close to my ear, and would never fly away. And she’d look up at me, recognizing ME, and would validate me by choosing to come to me. I lost her in a horrific way I can’t even type. I’ve never told anyone how much she mattered to me, but when you wrote how much you’d want to be reunited with your pet bunny, I knew just what you meant. Thank you for sharing that.
I would like a change to start my life over knowing what I know now. that would be cool. because I made some big mistakes early in life. Id like a chance to start over. But I know I cant go back in time like that. But I do believe in an afterlife and I believe the afterlife will be better then this life.
Uptown, do you mind me asking how you imagine the afterlife to be?
Ek2020 thanks for sharing your story about your pet parakeet. Animals bring people so much joy and its a sin they don’t live that long. Animals are non-judgemental and are always there when you need them. They cuddle and you can tell them anything.
I feel the same. I have often wondered how nice it would be to have a second chance. But then I thought maybe I am born in even worse circumstances (if this is possible!). On the other hand those who believe in reincarnation also believe that if you behave properly in this life your next life shouldn’t be too bad.
Surely for people like us who contemplate suicide thinking about the after life is important.
Ek2020, I am sorry about your pet parakeet too. Pets are so important.
I have a pet cockatiel who also always sits on my shoulder and is sooo affectionate. I even mentioned him in my last will because I would like him to have a good life after I go. Have you thought of getting a new birdie?
I also had a pet turtle years ago and unfortunately something terrible happened and I can’t write about it either.
I am sorry about your pet bunny too, Erfinia. 🙁
No. I fucked it up once, and sure enough I’ll fuck it up again. Once my physical form is turned into fertiliser (they better spread my fuckin’ ashes at the beach, the cheapskate bastards!) my soul will venture off back to whatever plane it came from. Hopefully it was some dark void with no consciousness permitted whatsoever.
@erinfia & EK2020 – Sorry to hear about your little critters. Just…don’t bury them at Pet Sematary like I did.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to my post it was interesting to hear about all of your opinions. Sorry to hear about your pets, I have a cat who means the world to me and couldn’t imagine losing him.