The Opossum's Role in Anne's Weird Reincarnation Theory!

Ok, so the previous post was enough sentimental drivel for one day! Be warned - I'm prone to sentimental drivel! But I am also prone to lapsing into weird, way-out fringe spirituality, much of which has to do with reincarnation. Brace yourself for lots of that too!

So, it all started with my favorite joke: Why did the chicken cross the road? Answer: To show the opossum and the armadillo that it COULD be done!

That still cracks me up!

But it goes farther than that for me! Do you know why opossums are always splattered all over the highway? Because there's no fun in being an opossum! It's even spelled weird! Opossums are oversized, under-brained rats. Though hanging from a tree by one's tail might be fun now and then, it doesn't have many redeeming features as a way of life!

So, my theory is this: one day Bob the opossum, who had dreams of being a mighty lion this time around, realizes that he is an opossum and immediately runs (or rather waddles wobbily!) to the nearest pavement to throw himself under the first passing car (or, better yet, TRUCK!) to end his miserable opossum existence in favor of WHATEVER he will come back as next -- kind of like a Cosmic "reset" button only messier!

My kids probably have nightmares about droves of suicidal opossums and they will go through life with this weird, warped view of roadkill but at least there's an element of eternal hope mixed in there somewhere!