I said, and believe me I believe on the spot most things I write on this blog, that I was a very young shakyamuni. Now I think this is ridiculous.
And I am pretty sure when I am muslim, i will identify with someone major in the coran story. This is how my spirituality has come to evolve...I identify with teachers. I really dont think i could ever become siddharta gautauma. But it made me super happy to belive it for a couple of hours. try it. Find a saint or teacher you know is good and belive, if it is possible at all, that he or she is you in a future life of yours, even if they have lived in the past of human history. These are basically your inpsired role models. Those you want to emulate.