However, getting a bit deeper on the reincarnation process, it seems emotions are an essential part. We do not only have to experience the physical life, we also have to feel it, with all the intensity that is possible. Perhaps that is why, during the manifestation in the physical world, we are equipped with an astral body, which, according to some esoteric teachings, is the one most closely related to emotions. I don’t think this is a coincidence. I have always thought the spiritual world is the equivalent to a place for reflection, where we theorize about all the aspects concerning human beings. But to truly learn, it is indispensable the practical part, the application of those theoretical principles to real life. And that is why there is a physical plane in which we plan the experiment, build the theatre and dramatize our roles, chosen beforehand. And in order to everything to be perfect and credible, it is fundamental we feel it that way, we must even have the illusion that there is only one life and it ends with death.
Our decisions are closely linked to emotions. We can act following our reason or in a more visceral way. The decisions we make following negative, destructive emotions, usually don’t lead to anything good. James killed, shielding himself in his condition of a soldier who must obey orders. Roderic killed innocent people because he was obsessed to take justice into his own hands. Katrina gave up and let others to steal her soul before due time, when she could still have helped more war victims. Jérôme walked to a sure death to defend his rights, leaving his family defenseless.
The picture reminded me of how important it is to know how to handle our emotions. It doesn’t consist of suppressing them. We are here precisely for that, to experience them, to feel, to LIVE. But we can indeed temper them and be aware all the time that our actions will have an impact on the others’ lives in some way or the other, and each step we take can bring a nonviolent solution to a conflict, or it can bring death to everyone, in the short or in the long term.