Searching For The Science Behind Reincarnation

[Thirties Child]

62. Suspect my youngest was a Nazi pilot in WWII

Not at all a pleasant thought.

Very interesting story from the NPR interview. I'm also fascinated by the boy who remembered being a WWII pilot since my son, now 47, seemed to remember being a pilot. Or at least that was my assumption.

Why I thought he was German: He watched Hogan's Heroes every afternoon, would often stand, throw out his arm and say Achtung, said Danke instead of thank you, has a German first name.

Why I thought he was a pilot: When he was five he asked me what he might be when he grew up. I suggested a pilot. "No. The floor of the airplane might catch on fire and burn my feet."

Why I thought he was a Nazi: He asked me to write a letter to the boy next door who had moved. He wanted to write "I like you even though you are Jewish." What did he mean? Well, the little boy wasn't Christian. Well, actually, neither were we. We weren't anything, except maybe Agnostic. I know that most of you are going to think you know what was said in private in our home. You are absolutely wrong. The neighborhood was pretty much half Jewish and half Gentile, so he didn't get it from there either.

I do believe in reincarnation, primarily because it explains the unfairness of life. I know I'm going to be ridiculed for my beliefs, and sneered at even more because of my low count. Actually, I came to DU in February 2004, when Wes Clark dropped out of the presidential primary. I lurked daily but didn't post much, had close to a thousand posts when we moved in 2012, changed computers and servers, and I couldn't remember my password. I had to start over.

Thanks for posting the NPR story.