Sun, 14 Dec 97, reader writes:
Well... I guess that maybe you guys can help me out on this. I don't know what to think, exactly of what I've gone through lately, and I feel it's dropping off because I'm tying up old issues from a past life I think I may have had, but who knows, right? As a friend told me, the universe is nonjudgemental. Maybe I'm being used as a kind of channel to resolve issues in this person's past life.
I'll go right out and tell you: I believe I'm Anne Frank reincarnated -- you know, the girl who wrote the diary in World War II? There are differences in me now; I live in a nice house, I'm an only child versus having a sister or some other sibling, I do pretty good in school, not average or a little less than average; I'm Roman Catholic versus Jewish. But there are things about me that are the same: We both love writing, we love classical music, we both have stories to tell, we both love looking for stuff on movie stars, that type thing, and we're both teenagers.
There are a few things I think about Anne that are true, though her diary would never mention it. For instance, I know that Anne developed a real deathly fear of fire. It dealt with the first death camp she was sent to, Auschwitz; at this camp, she'd watch as people would cart away loads of naked dead bodies. She'd cry at night, and be terrified that they would take her away, too -- they didn't care if you were dead or alive, sometimes. As long as you were half dead, they'd take you away, and she knew it. They picked you up and if you didn't move, they'd take you away. And she was kind of sick at the time, so that was all the more reason to be afraid. Here's another thing: One of the people that helped her family, Miep, said that she wanted to be a Hollywood actress. While I watched this, I remember thinking, "There's something wrong with that. That doesn't seem right." It didn't feel right in my heart. Until I began really reading the diary again this year, I knew it wasn't true, and it freaked the bejeebies out of me. It says in the diary that she wanted to live in Switzerland, have a family, and be a journalist or writer there, though I have a feeling she said "journalist" because she didn't think that people could make it in the business straight-on as authors, not be a journalist first. There was also the fact that she got really near-sighted from taking shorthand lessons through a correspondence course (I have a really thick prescription of glasses) and she collected favorite quotes in a notebook (I modified this idea, which I'd gotten the year before, when my history teacher would always give us some kind of quote, famous or not -- and what's the deal with him in my life, anyway?? -- but the quotes were cool and worth collecting; I have what I call a Happy Book, which is basically a blank journal with quotes, stickers, pictures of movie stars and beautiful landscapes, movie ads, ads for musicals, that type of thing). I've read some of her stories, and most of them don't quite seem like my writing, though. I write sci-fi stories, and her stories involve elves and fairies. However, there is a point where we cross; we both wrote a story about angels, though I have a whole series of angel stories that I call "The Labryinth Series".
I get to keep doing this soul searching that I've done by myself through my writing. It's not really a chore, though, I like finding out what happens to people, and why they think the way they do; what makes them who they are. I like asking myself, "why does the world work this way?" and finding answers to that question. There's a lot I like doing, but here's the thing: I don't feel Anne as much in my heart anymore. I've tied up her old issues, and I know she can finally rest somewhat. But I feel my job dealing with her isn't over yet. I have stories to tell, messages to teach to my friends, and not a lot of time to do them in -- I feel like I'll be dead when I'm in my early twenties, like twenty on the dot or twenty-two. I wanted to be a pediatrician/sci-fi writer, maybe a paranormal counselor, but I had a death dream a few years back that just tells me I'm going to be leaving pretty soon. And the thing was, in this dream, the people cheering me on were calling me "Anne". Quite honestly, it took me a moment or two after I woke up to figure it was Anne Frank, and that felt right. I remember lying in bed after that dream, and I just knew it in my heart that I was her, no doubt. Well, why am I doubting now? Partly because I don't feel her around as much. That's kind of why I like keeping conflicts and feeling that pain. It lets me know the people I was long ago that even I respect and look up to are there. But also, I've thought about this Anne Frank thing way too much. I'm, like, totally lost. Got any help for me? Think your friends will be able to help me sort this out? Even if they can't, can you just be a counselor to me and help me figure whether I'm her or not? I know I've rolled this around in my head too much and I'm confused. I'll admit that I'll be kind of upset if I'm not her; I'd like to think it's something different, and I'm not sure if I don't turn out to be her. I have plenty of friends but I'm still kind of quiet -- not shy because I'm in my school's Drama Club as the first vice-president. I'm confident when I act in front of audiences. But I don't relate as well to kids my age; I'm more confortable with adults for some reason. Thanks for listening!
Mon, 15 Dec 97, Otherplane's reply to reader:
We appreciate your email and the inquiries within. Anne Frank became a landmark of the present generation based on her life story during the dark days of the war. We hope that by remembering her story that this type of atrocities will never occur again.
When we read your email, and then asked "our friend" if this reader was for real -- can she be Anne Frank reincarnated? When we asked the question, we had expected a "no" answer, but the answer "our friend" gave us took us by surprise when it was a "yes." We sat there looking at each other, then one of us said, "ask again". The answer was the same all four times we asked.
"You are the reincarnation of Anne Frank". The very person that you seem to idolize is really you ... Anne Frank of the future/past. Since you represent Anne of the future, all the similarities will be there. Her writing of elves and fairies equates to your present love of sci-fi writings. There will be times that her presence will be subtle because she feels so relaxed, at that point in time. When your interested in things or whatever, it could be Anne actually doing it and the only difference is the 53 plus years of changes. Another good indicator is that you like to associate yourself with older people.
You are the first we have encountered that actually pinpointed your previous life, by name. That's awesome! Follow what you feel and if you feel comfortable with it, then Anne will probably be happy too.
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