Re: How souls choose their parents
Posted: 16 Nov 2017, 16:55
I have a friend who deeply believes that her and her mom were meant to be a mother-daughter pair. Her very improbable birth, undeterred by multiple birth control methods, seems to uphold that belief. However, I've never felt "destined" for my family. What defines my family's relationships is a combination of chance and effort, in my eyes. I think my mom disagrees, and deeply believes in an interesting combination of foreordination/pre-destination and choice. To each their own, I guess.
Roy, thanks for posting that excerpt. I definitely don't believe in it, but it's fascinating to see where leaders of the church land on different issues. It helps me gain more confidence in discovering the beliefs that work for me.
Roy, thanks for posting that excerpt. I definitely don't believe in it, but it's fascinating to see where leaders of the church land on different issues. It helps me gain more confidence in discovering the beliefs that work for me.
I absolutely agree.Curt Sunshine wrote: ↑11 Jun 2017, 14:36The idea that everyone chooses their trials too often is used to salve our collective conscience when we don't do enough to stop the pain and suffering in the world.
It is one of the best examples of a privileged worldview there is, since most people who create those views are in relatively good situations at the time. ("I deserve / earned this?") It also leads to judgmentalism, since it is easy to believe "they deserved their difficulties" as a punishment for their previous lives.