Pre-existence

[peacetoall]

What if we lived as intelligences/spirits before we came to earth. While in the pre-existence we made the choice to come down to earth and experience this crazy life and inherit a body. When we left the pre-existence there was veil of forgetfulness put upon us so we have no recollection of our previous life. While in the pre-existence we knew how difficult life would/could be but we thought why not give it a try and see how it goes. While in the pre-existence we probably had the mindset/perspective that all life's problems could easily be overcome and that we could find a way to enjoy it rather than find it a burden. Now that we are here living in these bodies and experiencing life, it is a lot harder than we could have ever expected. I feel like I have experienced a lot in life and I am now tired of this life. I would like to go rest for millions of years and maybe after a long rest I'll want another chance to experience life on another planet, in a different body. I really don't know if any of this is true but no one knows so we all have theories and ideas that give us comfort. What are your theories or perspectives on this mortal existence

 

[FuneralCry]

I do not believe there was any previous lives. I believe we had no choice in coming to this world, we were unfairly forced into this life. I just think there was nothing before this, and it will be the same after this life. Once we lose consciousness, that is it for us, we are gone. I find this thought to be comforting. I was perfectly fine not existing until I was forced to live and I want to return to the nothingness.

 

[Scribble Fan]

I wonder if spirits don't inherently have any emotion or experiences so we need to be "formed" by coming down to the physical realm. As horrible as it is here, maybe it's the only way.

Perhaps before/after is like one big lucid dream except there's no point in dreaming if you haven't got anything to conjure up. Idk, just a thought.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

I think I was coomed into existence for the purpose of cooming myself out of existence. I don't have any evidence for this but still believe it, since it's so comforting.