Good question.

Spent years flying around in the 5 to 10,000 ft altitude range, getting an "eagle eye view" of the world. The world looks very peaceful and organized viewed from above. it's hard to maintain that frame of reference in your mind when you're bumping into life at ground level.

Whether this thread is a discussion about religion, reincarnation or a philisophical question I welcome it with open arms. If you agree or disagree with a topic there is usally something to be learned. How can one know their hand completely if they only look at the top of it?

But personally, being a Christian I really have never thought about coming back in a different life form. But since the topic was brought up what if you thought even larger. If there is other life form in the universe you could possibly come back as a completely different life form on a planet far far away. Now that puts a different twist on the subject.

I have a little prayer I say every nite before bed that begins like this - God, in all your forms and in all your names known by all in all your Universes by one way or another....

Koasati: Good choice

Jafo: I know you're racing today, but...interesting challenge...thinking in a larger context...

Being integrated into Gaia would be intriguing. (boy the word 'integrating' just doesn't work in that context...hmmmm) Joining?

I always believed in the "old soul" theory. That your soul doesn't go anywhere, it just ends up in somebody/something else. That is why some people have amazing talents that they are born with - they have a very old soul. Ever meet somebody who is "wise beyond their years"? old soul. Now, before anyone starts bashing me, I am not religious in any formal sense. That is not to say that I am against religion, an atheist, or any of that, I just have my own beliefs which don't follow any organized religion. It's a bit of a melting pot of a bunch of beliefs.

So, to answer the question:

" In my next life...
I wanna be a female bear...

If you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that.

Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that, too.

If you're a bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that.

If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them,too. I could deal with that.

If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.

Yup ... I wanna be a bear."

KarmaGirl: ROTF!!!!!!!!

Paxx, You just changed my mind.

So, finally JM comes around, as a high flying predator. Not much of a change, eh! What say?

siberian tiger. most efficient land predator on the planet. fast, strong, intelligent, likes the cold. only currently living land animal it has trouble with is humans, and only if they have sufficient technological force.

in reality though, i'm hoping for einheriar.

Eagles aren't evil creatures, they only kill for food and to feed their brood.

Lets keep our cool everyone.