reincarnation

[roscoe]

Have you noticed how everybody wants to come back as some animal? Would anyone want to come back as an oridinary person?

[davver]

Seeing as a human is higher up the reincarnation chain than an animal, maybe it's because these people feel they've done something they should be punished for in the next life. After all, life for pretty much any animal is nasty, brutish and short. The only blessing is that they're not intelligent enough to wholly realise it. Seriously, I think it's because we can easily see the troubles of human beings: eg David Beckham: fantastic footballer, good looks, loadsmoney BUT hounded by the press and he's married to that ghastly woman; but we imagine the life of an animal to conform to an idyllic preconception eg the noble tiger or the mischievous monkey who we assume is having a lot of fun.
I entirely agree with you: everyone may want to come back as an animal, but then what do they know?

[bernardo]

The wording of the question is incorrect, as it is based on a false premise: I do not "want to come back as" an animal, nor indeed as a human or anything else. I do not remember ever being asked by anybody whether I wish to do so. I am therefore at a loss to understand why you are assuming that "everybody" does.

[coggles]

I would like to come back as a pair of Mel Gibsons' boxer shorts.......well, maybe not!!!

[xyzzy@bok]

i didn't believe in reincarnation last time. mine's a beamish red. :-)

[roscoe]

Dear Bernado, I did not mean "everybody" in the true sense of the word. Only those people that have expressed a thought about if they had a choice, what they would prefer. It was not meant too seriously as as far as I know we neither come back nor have a choice. Sorry if you were offended.

[Janetex]

Of course, I shan't be coming back as I've already reached the plane of perfection. A friend of mine wants to come back as a footstool. Zizzy, your brain always fascinates me :).

[dustybin]

And why does everyone claim they were someone incredibly famous like Joan of Arc or Henry VIII in a previous life?