Oh cruel fate, why was I born a dog? Options

[*My Cinderella.*]

Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and other religions believe in dharma, which is basically tasks that one needs to complete in their lifetime. Do you believe that the form of life something or someone takes (such as a fish or dog) represents how they acted in their past lives? For example, do you think that a rapist years back could be the roach in your kitchen to this day? Or on a positive outlook, a kind and generous poor man could reborn into the prince of Thailand. What do you think?

[Ington]

I think a person dies when all of his memories are erased, and that the entire process of reincarnation is a system to divert the blame away from one's self.

For example; "Ah, my husband ran off with a stripper. What did I do in my past life to deserve this?"

This is obvious nonsense, as the husband was more likely no good to begin with or the wife was just that impossible to tolerate. Instead of looking at the painful truth, people created a new idea that events are all due to past occurrences, which you don't remember anyway. Additionally, if you can't remember your 'past life', its like you never lived it at all. Thus, what importance would it make if you even had one? Being good in this life so that you could be better off in your next life seems foolish if you won't really be experiencing the change.

Note: This is just a stupid example, its just meant to show the bare structure of my thoughts on the topic.