Reincarnation

“Do you believe in reincarnation?” is a question I often hear.   

“I’m not sure, but I used to worry that I would drown in the ocean at age 26.  I thought it could have happened to me in a past life,” I tell them.  Then I listen to their stories.    

Reincarnation is in the news.  Ten year old Ryan Hammons and his mother believe he is the reincarnation of Marty Martyn, a bit actor in Mae West’s first film Night After Night.  Ryan was interviewed by Dr. Jim Tucker, associate profession of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the University of Virginia, who then spoke with the media.  With a fact based assessment, Dr. Tucker put his career on the line and reacted in a positive way.  On a personal note, the University of Virginia has an excellent paranormal library because I spent an afternoon there in awe. 

A belief system is personal and should be respected.  We all learn lessons from the past, from our parents and grandparents and stories they tell.  No matter how far past and to what dimension some of us go, I think respect is the key.  Why ridicule the unknown?