Split Personalities from Abuse

[Sacred Fool]

 
No, you're definitely not out of line with that question.  It's a central one for many people: why wouldn't we all incarnate to have fun instead of to suffer?  Whose bright idea was that?  And the question is all the more poignant when incarnations involve the truly horrifying sides of Creation.

I can maybe look for specific quotes when I have more time, but the gist of the Confederation response--as I remember it--is that some people do program easy incarnations from time to time when they need a break, but for the most part, we're here to learn to accept the unacceptable and love the unlovable, so we choose experiences where we can learn about these things--from BOTH sides, perpetrator as well as victim.

Now, if you ask, why should we want to love the unlovable, well, that's another story......