Reincarnation Or One And Done?

Reincarnation is a topic of profound importance. For many years I considered in contemplation the “inviolate” concept held by some religions of "one and done." My thoughts centering on the concept of our eternal consciousness versus the finite nature of flesh. Why would our Heavenly Father, who exists beyond the constraints of time, space and flesh, limit his children in this way? Constraining us as eternal beings to learn all the lessons of living in a mere 70, 80 or even 100 years? In the Old Testament life spans of hundreds of years are chronicled, but that was some time ago and even if we did live hundreds of years there are many lessons requiring a fresh perspective.

Consider: How can anyone, even if diligent from day one, learn the lessons of having lived a lifetime as a king and a beggar, of the courageous and the coward, to live as a criminal and a righteous man in the same life? Live a life devoted to self-indulgence, hedonism as religion or one of asceticism or dedicated service to others? To know the joy, and heartbreak of children and a life lived chaste? Handicapped from birth or a natural athlete, to learn all this and so much more, additionally from the perspectives of male and female, in one lifetime? Any man who says he understands childbirth is a fool and any woman who stands in judgment of the bond between warriors is unwise. Today I know from bitter experience that until I walk a mile in someone’s shoes I truly cannot know their lessons and to think otherwise is rank hubris. Eternity is a long time, what sense would it make to limit our schooling to a single life since we are children of the Eternal, the Infinite, the Miraculous, of “Our Father, who art in Heaven….”

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