Reincarnation: A Lilypad Clubtail in My Next Life

Hmmm, if reincarnationis a real concept, what would you choose to be?

Some religions believein multiple souls and that the soul is capable of leaving the body and beingreborn as another creature such as a bird or a butterfly. Plato, in 4thor 5th century BCE, is said to have believed in an immortal soulthat that participates in frequent incarnations.

I wonder sometimes if Ihad the power to decide what my next life would be, what would I choose? It istempting to choose to come back as human again but much more successful,wealthy or powerful. It would be nice to not to have to worry about money orwhat my boss thinks or who I have to please to stay out of trouble.

But great wealth, powerand success comes with its own set of challenges. The more you have, the moreyou have to lose and the more enemies you make simply by being who you are. Itmay turn out that I would have as many worries, or even more of them, than I donow.

I think it would be verynice to come back as a Lilypad Clubtaildragonfly like the one at the top of this post. My lifespan would be very short– two or three months at most.

But I would spend that shorttime hanging out on a lily pad watching the world go by. I would not have toworry about paying rent or finding the money to fix my car or obeying laws I donot particularly believe in. And I would have the freedom of flight to moveabout as I see fit.

In addition, dragonfliesare considered to be metaphors for transformation, adaptability andself-realization – all things that life in these times requires.

So it is settled. I amcoming back as a Lilypad Clubtail.Keep an eye out for me when you are strolling by a marsh pond. I will wiggle myclubbed tail, with its golden claspers, to say: Hey, it’s me!

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