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Have you ever thought about your past lives? No? Well, do it now. ... ... ... So who were you? Were you a brave soldier in Washington's army? Were you a conniving lawyer twisted in a complicated trial? Were you a stay-at-home mother in a house full of young children? Some say that it's impossible to know who you were... Others do not believe in reincarnation at all. Do you? I do. Here's the thing: Either my mind is far more imaginative than I thought or the images in my head are glimpses of who I was. From what I've seen (and felt), I was many things... An abolitionist, fighting against slavery. A women's rights activist, trying to gain equal rights for all sexes. A teenage Beatlemaniac, habitually listening to the Beatles's albums. A peace activist, using flowers to end the war in Vietnam. How odd. All of these lives make up who I am today... A lover of peace, a strong believer in equality, a melomaniac. It's strange, how much influence the past has over a person.
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Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 11:59 AM UTC
Living in the past
Have you ever thought about your past lives? No? Well, do it now. ... ... ... So who were you? Were you a brave soldier in Washington's army? Were you a conniving lawyer twisted in a complicated trial? Were you a stay-at-home mother in a house full of young children? Some say that it's impossible to know who you were... Others do not believe in reincarnation at all. Do you? I do. Here's the thing: Either my mind is far more imaginative than I thought or the images in my head are glimpses of who I was. From what I've seen (and felt), I was many things... An abolitionist, fighting against slavery. A women's rights activist, trying to gain equal rights for all sexes. A teenage Beatlemaniac, habitually listening to the Beatles's albums. A peace activist, using flowers to end the war in Vietnam. How odd. All of these lives make up who I am today... A lover of peace, a strong believer in equality, a melomaniac. It's strange, how much influence the past has over a person.
I really should be paying more attention in class...
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Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 11:59 AM UTC
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