Past, Present and the Future: 2

We are now outdoing each other, adding more and more 'friends' to our social networks. But really, how many of these friend are we really related with? When I say 'related with', I mean as to really connected - you know the feeling. There are few relation each one has - you cannot leave without. These are the relationships which just grow, these are the ones which are ' selfless' - which let us go but still always are binding. ----If you are wondering, where I am going. In to the Past. Brian Weiss's case study states that a number of relationships in our current lives do draw on our relationships from our past lives. No wonder, some of the relationships feel so intimate and then there are some strangers with whom we connect instantly. 'It feels like we have known is other for long-----'. Sounds familiar? And there are few 'connections' whom we hate - for no apparent reasons! 'I just can't stand that person' - isn't this familiar too? Why? I am convinced, the Past flows in to the Present. And hence I want to treat each relationship with love and compassion. Thank God and touch wood, I do not hate any one!
If anyone cares to read this, please share your thoughts.
As to the number of 'friends' on social network, our daughter has 1355 friends. Couple of years ago, when we went to bring her back from an exclusive summer camp, I was speaking to a parent about these numbers and she said ' oh, if she has those many, guess how powerful her 'LinkedIn' network be!

The Past

In recent months, I am actively looking in my past! Who am I? Where from did I come? And also why did I come? These questions have made me restless.

Who Am I?

For a number of years now, I have been wanting to work on our family tree. Obviously, have not been to. Reason: my findings do not move beyond my great great grand parents. On both the sides. Unlike in the West, there are no birth, death and marriage records to be found in India. I tried my best. British, during their dominion, did record these events, but seeming only for the baptized. From my dad's side, my uncle and grandfather and great all worked in Tehasildar's office. I went on line to see if I could find some records there. Government of India has a online portal, that has begun recording these details, but these are fairly current. Someone told me that there could be some records in Kashi. Every family in the past, and many continue now, made one pilgrimage to Kashi. And in the temple there is a priest from each community. And there is a linage of priests who have been recording all the people visiting and their vital data - birth date, place, Gotra etc. And this seems to be the fact. But now my next stop in this search is going to be our attic in the ancestral home. For now, my family tree is only 3 generations strong!

Where from did I come?

The itch finally made me send my cheek swab to National Geographic Genographic Project. My markers tell me I belong to haplogroup R1a1, M17. But then stops 10000-15000 years ago! OMG. Now what do I do? I went to ancestry.com. But I believe, none of my brethren from India or of Indian origin has dared to step in. 

Why did I come.

Destiny. And I do believe in rebirth. I have faith in the scriptures of Sanatan Dharma (Hindu) and recently I have been even studying these in a group study setting under a learned and knowledgeable teacher. So far so good. I came because, I had unfinished business. Period!? A recent reading of "Many Lives, Many Masters" by Brian Weiss has increased my disquiet. His book states more than has been obvious as to us of Eastern beliefs. This book and another by the same author says that now I can find out about my past lives under regression! I am marching towards that.

Hopefully, I will soon have all three answers.