Why Are We Here

"Line of inquiry: given that we are a soul having a human experience, reincarnating life after life and that too with memory of past lives erased each time we take birth, what is the purpose of this exercise?" Sponsor - Unseeking Seeker Often have I pondered this question. Still, I don’t really know. Is it merely to populate the earth? We are not protecting or even feeding the population we have, This cannot be the reason. Some believe that our succession of lives, enables us to be better with each new life. We cannot remember our last life, so how can we learn from it? This can’t be the reason. Maybe its to ensure progress on this earth. So, we can each be instrumental in the progression of mankind, With Inventions, discoveries, breakthroughs in medicine, science, engineering, and commerce. However, it is only a few that achieve such accomplishments. So that does not explain why we all get a chance of reincarnation. Another conundrum I have is if I am a Republican in one life, will I come back as a Democrat in the next? If I am a male chauvinist, will I come back as a woman and if I am a racist, will I come back in a minority class? Are we here merely to equal the scales? My next ponderance is this: If there are 8 billion people on earth today, there won’t be enough people from past lives to replace all 8 billion, because there were not 8 billion people last year. New people must be created to make up the numbers. If not the population would never increase. I am afraid I have not answered my own questions. One thing I do know is why I am here in this life. I am here to have nurtured my parents in their old age. Their combined age made the 94 years that they were older than me at the time of my birth. I am here to have loved a man in marriage for 52 years and with him raised three wonderful human beings. I am here to have friends and family I care about. I am here to give thanks to my Incredible Maker Who has given me strength and fortitude to overcome evil and to be joyous in the wonders life has afforded me. I am just one of the 8 billion, and I do know why I am here this time.