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📚 Prompt: “712 More Things to Write About” #36
(Disclaimer: the following is fiction.)
Do you believe in reincarnation? Even in 2025, when reincarnation has become so common in fantasy novels that it feels cliché, I’ve always thought of it as pure fiction. But now, at thirty, I’m starting to think reincarnation might actually be real.
This idea first came to me two months ago, after watching a random YouTube short. It was from a country I couldn’t even identify, but I understood what was happening. A cute baby was talking with her mom—no subtitles, yet I laughed like I knew exactly what they were saying.
At first, I didn’t realize what had happened. How could I have understood it if I didn’t even know the language? Sometimes we pick up meaning from tone and gestures, I told myself. That must have been it.
But then my algorithm changed. Similar videos kept showing up—and every time, I wasn’t “translating” in my head. I was just… understanding. Instantly. As if the words were Korean. I can’t explain it, but that’s exactly how it felt. It was eerie.
Soon, the dreams began. In those dreams, I was about twenty years old, walking through a forest path with my little sister, humming a song. The wind brushed my hair, and stray strands kept tickling my face as I tucked them back. Then I woke up.
At first, it was just a couple of times a week. Now, it’s almost every night. Sometimes, even when I just doze off on my morning commute, the dream continues seamlessly. The person in those dreams—she’s always the same. And somehow, I know she’s me. My past self.
So what about my current self? Did my previous life end, and this one begin? Why now, after thirty years, am I remembering it? If that life ended peacefully, why is it coming back to me now? Or maybe there’s no reason at all. My INFP imagination is going wild these days.
I have two theories.
First, maybe that past life ended unfinished, and this one is the continuation. The person I see in my dreams is always heading somewhere. Maybe one day I’ll reach that final moment and understand what was left unresolved—and maybe I’ll have to fix it myself.
Second, it could be a warning—a sign that change or crisis is coming. Maybe my subconscious is telling me to prepare. What if those reincarnation stories aren’t fiction, but fragments of inner memory turned into novels? If so, maybe I’m not the only one.
Wild, right? My life suddenly feels like a fantasy story plot. Who knows—maybe I’ll end up turning it into a web novel someday. But only after I survive whatever’s coming next.
Now, lying in bed, I feel both curious and uneasy about what I’ll dream tonight. Whatever it is, something is definitely happening. I want to sleep quickly—but at the same time, I’m hesitant. My mind is crowded with thoughts. Still, I have work tomorrow, so I close my eyes. Somewhere in the distance, whispers in that strange yet familiar language begin again.
This article is the English version on Today 1 Step.
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This story is part of my Daily Writing series —
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