Hello, I am new and this is me introducing myself
Hello, I'll start by explaining why I've come here.
Though I unexpectedly managed to confirm a past life identity at the end of last year, I consider myself to be an agnostic atheist. Most of my friends, as well as family, are hard atheists. The other family members are Christian and hold no belief in reincarnation.
I'm still skeptical of a lot of things, still agnostic/doubtful in terms of whether or not there's a deity or higher power of any sort. I don't claim to know all sorts of mysteries of the universe.
I simply know now that, based on my experience, there's a high possibility that reincarnation exists and that I am aware of past lives.
Considering the people who surround me, this isn't something I can speak about. There are so many days when I want to say, "Oh, back in [insert year] I such and such" or perhaps I want to explain something which would require explaining about my past life...but I can't. So, there are so many times that I have to remain silent.
I really feel embarrassed about asserting this belief because the only things I have close to evidence are merely anecdotal and, if I had record to prove all the details I knew before I found the match, it would still be passed of as mere coincidence by skeptics. Interesting coincidence, at best, but I know they would pass it off as nothing more.
I'm not sure if it's something that could ever be, without a doubt, scientifically proven. But, at this point, it's my own experience that matters most.
I'm a very secretive person, just so you all know. I can tell you basic details. I'm in my 20s, I love art, I exist, I watch too many youtube videos.
I'm wary of even sharing who I was in the past life that I've identified. Um, in general, people of today have never ever heard of my existence. I became irrelevant with time...well, more irrelevant. I already wasn't horribly relevant. I guess it depends on how you define relevant. However, there is a Wikipedia article. That is the only lifetime I know of where there's a Wikipedia article. I don't know much about my lifetimes pre-17th century but post-17th century, for sure, that one lifetime is the #1 famous lifetime and yet the general public of the 21st century has no clue about me. But I'm not bothered by that.
The avatar I've selected is from that Lost in Austen thing (I only saw a bit of it, haven't seen the whole thing) just because Tom Mison as Mr. Bingley eerily resembles me back in the early 1800s. So, that works.
That's pretty much what I looked like except, well, differences. Jaw was a bit different, other differences. But good enough.
I hope I didn't write too much. It's difficult to do a proper introduction because I'm so secretive.
Oh, and to choose my name I just flipped open a book and chose the word my finger landed on. It landed on "obstacles". If you stare at that word for too long, it starts to sound prettier than it actually is. If you don't stare at it for too long, it's just...not very good.
Also, in conclusion, if whoever happens to be reading this DOES hold all sorts of beliefs about the universe, don't worry. I'm not judgmental at all. I don't even judge people who believe in unicorns. It's all good.