Poppa Gator, I do remember one resolution I made immediately following the violent end of a past life. I resolved NEVER again to let myself be fooled by my government into joining their armed forces and participating in their war.

I have held to that resolution, despite having had a very keen interest in military history and battlefield tactics all through this present life. The historical subject of war interests me greatly, due to my past familiarity with it, I suppose. Taking the opportunity to make that same mistake again, however, doesn't interest me in the least.

I do recall some parts of some previous lives...not the entirety of any of them, but certain more significant incidents, yes. I recall being a very different individual in a physical sense, in a cultural sense, even in my gender. No big deal. This life is like a temporary role in a dramatic production...like a stage play. You put on a new body and some new clothes, you take on some new challenges, and you go through it till your part in the play concludes.