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[hyuuga]

Posted: 8 May
From: Anonymous

I've been a bit curious... If you are a shinki here, or even if you can imagine being one (as in, having no memories of your previous life), and if you happened to find out that a member of your family was here, but that they never tried to get to know you now, would you be upset or understanding? Especially if they happened to remember everything. And if you had been close beforehand.

And if you found out they may have had some blame in most every bad thing to happen to you, would you still feel the same? Would you prefer it if they had a presence in your afterlife, or stay away and let you decide the person you'll be now, without their influence?


[This is anon for a lot of reasons. But this is what she's been thinking herself in a circle around for a week or so, since someone finally told her the name of someone's god. Which removes the main excuse she was using to not butt into his life.]

Comments

[bustered]

I think it's irrelevant on either side. If a god caused all these bad things to happen to a shinki in a past life, the shinki won't remember it. Even if they somehow found out that hey, the god essentially ruined their life, there's still no context behind it. And if it's the other way around, if the shinki ruined the god's life — well, that may instill some lingering feelings on the part of the god, but that shinki still won't know what he or she did. So coming here is really a chance to start over, if you want it.

Sure, maybe you were family once. But you don't have those ties here, because of what this place does to memories. So I think you should treat this person the way you would treat any person you'd meet here: meet them with good intentions in your heart, and see what happens from there.

[hyuuga]

That is true that the shinki won't remember at all. But I meant more from the god side; as in, the god had a hand in it, which means they carry guilt. And so might not want to get involved just in case it all happens again. Because it is the shinki's chance to start over.

And I am more worried about accidentally slipping up and saying something I shouldn't. Though I would love to have that chance to try and start over with nothing but the best intentions.

[bustered]

Yes, it's the shinki's chance to start over, but that also means a chance at choosing a friendship with you. I don't think you should keep yourself apart out of fear, but rather keep your heart open with the best of intentions. You have the advantage of knowing what's happened before. That might give you sort of warning signs for now.

Most of all, I think you need to have a little faith in yourself.