1You were on your way home, when you died.
2It was a car accident.
3Nothing particularly remarkable but fatal, nonetheless.
4It was a painless death.
5The medics tried their best to save you... but to no avail.
6Your body was so utterly shattered, you were better off. Trust me.
7And that's when you met me.
8"What happened?"
9"Where am I?"
10"You died" I said, matter of factly.
11No point in mincing words.
12"There was... there was a truck. And it was skidding."
13"Yes."
14"I... I died?"
15"Yes."
16"But don't feel bad about it. Everyone dies."
17You looked around.
18There was... nothingness. Just you, and me.
19What is this place?
20Is this the afterlife?
21More or less.
22Are you... God?
23Yes. I'm God.
24My kids... my wife...
25What about them?
26Will they be alright?
27"That's what I like to see," I said.
28You just died, and your main concern is for your family.
29That's good stuff right there.
30You looked at me with fascination.
31To you, I didn't look like God.
32I just looked like some man, or possibly a woman.
33Some vague authority figure maybe.
34"Don't worry," I said.
35They'll be fine.
36Your kids will remember you as perfect in every way.
37They didn't have time to grow contemptuous of you.
38Your wife will cry on the outside.
39But will be secretly relieved.
40To be fair, your marriage was falling apart.
41If it's any consolation, she'll feel very guilty for feeling relieved.
42Oh...
43So what happens now?
44Do I go to heaven or hell or something?
45Neither. You'll be reincarnated.
46Ah...
47So the Hindus were right!
48All religions are right in their own way.
49Walk with me.
50You followed along as we strolled through the void.
51Where are we going?
52No where in particular. It's just nice to walk while we talk.
53So, what's the point then?
54When I get reborn, I'll just be a blank slate right?
55A baby?
56So, all my experiences and everything... everything I did in this life... won't matter...
57Not so.
58You have within you, all the knowledge and experiences of all your past lives.
59You just don't remember them right now.
60I stopped walking, and took you by the shoulders.
61Your soul is more magnificent, beautiful, and gigantic than you can possibly imagine.
62A human mind can only contain a tiny fraction of what you are.
63It's like sticking your finger in a glass of water to see if it's hot or cold.
64You put a tiny part of yourself into the vessel, and when you bring it back out, you've gained all the experiences it had.
65You've been in a human for the last 48 years.
66So you haven't stretched out yet and felt the rest of your immense consciousness.
67If we hung out here for long enough, you'd start remembering everything.
68But there's no point to doing that between each life.
69How many times have I been reincarnated then?
70Oh, lots! Lots and lots! And into lots of different lives.
71This time around, you'll be a Chinese peasant girl in 540 A.D.
72Wait... what?!
73You're sending me back in time?
74Well I guess technically.
75Time as you know it, only exists in your universe.
76Things are different where I come from.
77Where... where you come from?
78Oh sure, I come from somewhere. Somewhere else.
79And there are others like me.
80I know you'll want to know what it's like there but honestly you wouldn't understand.
81"Oh..." You said, a little let down.
82But wait... if I get reincarnated to other places in time,
83I could have interacted with myself at some point.
84Sure, happens all the time.
85And with both lives only aware of their own lifespan, you don't even know it's happening.
86So... what's the point of it all?
87I looked you in the eye.
88The meaning of life, the reason I made this whole universe, is for you to mature.
89You mean... mankind? You want us to mature?
90No, just you.
91I made this whole universe for you.
92With each new life you grow and mature, and become a larger and greater intellect.
93Just me?
94What about everyone else?
95There is no one else. In this universe, there's just you and me.
96You stared blankly at me.
97But all the people on Earth...
98All you. Different incarnations of you.
99Wait... I'm... everyone?
100Now you're getting it.
101I'm every human being who ever lived?
102Or who will ever live, yes.
103I'm Abraham Lincoln?
104And you're John Wilkes Booth too.
105I'm Hitler?! you said, appalled.
106And you're the millions he killed.
107I'm Jesus?!
108And you're everyone who followed Him.
109You fell silent.
110Every time you victimized someone, you were victimizing yourself.
111Every act of kindness you've done, you've done to yourself.
112Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was or will be experienced by you.
113You thought for a long time.
114Why? Why do all this?
115Because someday you will become like me.
116Because that's what you are!
117You're one of my kind. You're my child!
118Wow!! you said, incredulous.
119You mean I'm a God?
120No, not yet, you're a fetus.
121You're still growing.
122Once you've lived every human life throughout all time, you will have grown enough to be born.
123So the whole universe... it's just... an egg!
124I answered: now it's time for you to move on to your next life.
125And I sent you on your way.