What if Reincarnation worked in level of benefit instead of doing good to get a better life next?

As I understand the theory of reincarnation as it already exists, if a person lives a "good" life one is rewarded by an elevated status in the next life, and if one lives a "bad" life one is relegated to a lesser status in the next life.

If a person is to judge by the examples you provide you seem to be saying that a person could become a victim of their own actions in a previous life. You would become what you have created.Yeah?

As the thesis of reincarnation already exists, it seems to me that it (reincarnation) provides not just for reward or punishment but for the opportunity for another perspective as well.

Under my understanding of your conjecture a person might presume the ability to tailor ones behaviour in order to achieve a specific outcome, or position in the next life. how many might be" competing" for the position of Katy Perry`s boy toy?

I am hardly certain that a person could actually know how to act in order to assure one`s position in the next life.

It`s just any philosophy that seeks to regulate behaviour for the benefit of society as a whole, while promising reward or punishment of the individual in the afterlife is subject to distortion if people think they can "game the system".

In the example of Katy Perry`s boy toy John Mayer would be jesus. An example to some who would seek that status in the next life.

People would not always use one life to achieve noble or enlightened status in the next. Some would romp through eternity hoping to achieve nothing more than pleasure.

If you read Michael Newton's books "Journey of Souls" and "Destiny of Souls" you will find that theme is verified very often by hypnotherapy patients in past life regression sessions. In different lifetimes we are the abuser then the victim, the rich guy then the beggar, the socialite then the outcast, etc.

It seems that we learn life's lessons best if we are planted into one point of view and brainwashed into those values then uprooted and placed into another point of view to get an alternate way of experiencing everything. Sometimes this happens in one lifetime, but more often it happens in following lifetimes.

The most valuable lessons come when a person sees the prejudice and bigotry they have fulminated and realize that they also can be in the same situation in the blink of an eye. The traits of empathy and compassion are instilled by this turn of events. Nobody is better than anybody else. If we could learn that there would be an end to hatred, greed, and war.

Glad to see that you have an 'open mind' and reject the only real answer as a starting point. It CANNOT BE REAL!

Here is proof that it is impossible that everyone is reincarnated from someone else. Not enough people have died in the history of the world to enable all of us to be reincarnated once -- let alone multiple times.

But as anyone who clearly has no interest in using the the ability to think or reason, I am sure you will reject these irrefutable facts and continue on figuring out impossible ways to change your beliefs in to reality.

Believe it or not

we live with your deeds and bear the known effects of misdeeds/ errors.

We just do not advertise the misdeeds

and most cowards will not admit to errors..

those who do are often ridiculed so....

The sole Q here which seem to need answering is

about how to re-enliven a relationship

and how to ethically benefit from a better income?

Seems like these are the issues you might research.

In my previous life I also didn't believe in reincarnation and look where that got me.

I know better this time around and spend most evenings watching 'Groundhog Day'

I think that is a really weird but pretty interesting idea... lol

And really who knows that could be possible, the only way to find out is if you kill yourself (don't do that )