Reincarnation

Darkness!

I found myself immersed in the darkness!

As someone who has been blind from birth, this is the norm for me. 

However, the darkness I am enveloped in feels different. It feels colder, more frigid than ice itself.

And this sensation—of lack of any sensation.

My sense of touch and scent—like it's vanished in thin air—even the old reliable sound that accompanied me throughout my life was gone, leaving behind only whispers of loneliness.

What happened to me? And where am I?

As I tried to recall my memories, they came like a gushing tide.

Then I remembered that I was nearing the end of my life.

Then why am I here? Is this supposed to happen when a person dies? No heaven or hell? Just eternal darkness! This is much worse than hell. There is not even any sound.

As I floated in external nothingness, I thought it would soon be over and my consciousness would cease to exist.

But how wrong I was...

Time passed endlessly...

Even the concept of time became illusory in the face of this external nothingness. Decades, centuries, or even millennia... I can't even tell how much time has passed.

Although I died long ago, I always existed. Even beyond the void and irrespective of time, my conciseness never vanished. And throughout my existence, one thing never changed: the eternal darkness that enveloped me.

No, at this point, I was the darkness itself!

I resigned to my fate and thought this would never end—this torture, this darkness, this loneliness... 

But the sudden warmth that came out of nowhere after millennia told me otherwise.

It was soothing to the soul, and I thoroughly enjoyed the sense of warmth after so long.

Slowly but surely, the sense of touch, which had long faded, slowly came back.

But the thing that got me most thrilled was the darkness that had been before my eyes since my birth, fading away with each passing second as a bright screen was visible before my eyes.

Even though I had never seen anything in my life, I knew something was about to materialize in front of me, and my close eyes were responding to it.

With expectation, I tried to open my eyes. I opened my eyes to a dazzling brightness assaulting them. I blinked a few times, adjusting to the density. And after a few blinks, a scene lay naked in front of my eyes.

A scene filled with so many colors that I never imagined!

After taking a deep, refreshing breath, I took in the scene before me.

Even though I had never seen a thing, I could tell I was in a room with a big bed and many things I had no clue about.

I was delighted. I was excited. I was thrilled! I can finally see!

"Fadsodad lfijaio apsodkpok"

"sodmdcow slfmdom wdfdmo oidicmoimc omoism."

Unfamiliar words that I never knew fell on my ears, and before I knew it, I was lifted in the air.

Uhhhh...??

What's happening? As I looked ahead, someone lifted me into the air. Why? How?

As I looked at myself, things slowly became clear to me.

My hands are like those of a child, and my body is like that of a baby toddler. 

My death, my current form...

dots connected, slowly forming an entire picture.

The only likely scenario that I can think of is the process of reincarnation.

In my entire life, I never believed in it, but now that I am facing this situation, I have no other option but to believe it!

Not only did I get reincarnated, but I also remember my past life, and to cherry on top, in this life I can see with my own eyes! 

Unknowingly, a whimper escaped my mouth, and a drop of tears poured down my eye. A tear of happiness!

I was the same as other babies; I cried at my birth. But the cry was one of joy and ecstasy.

Seeing me cry, the person holding me hurriedly laid me down beside someone already lying on the bed.

As I looked forward, I was slightly dazed. A person with long hair and an appearance more beautiful than what I imagined angels look like. This person was definitely a beautiful lady.

She looked at me, and I could feel the happiness and love pouring from her eyes. Gently, she put her hands around my body, giving me the warmth that I never had the fortune to experience in my past life.

With a delicate motion, she embraced my little body.

"fskfm fsdimfisdf ofmosmf" words as sweet as honey poured out of her mouth.

Although I did not understand anything she said, I knew this was the first time someone had spoken a few words of love for me.

This was the first time that there was no darkness, the first time that I did not feel any loneliness devouring me, but this was definitely the first time I was truly happy.

And my instincts knew that this caring, beautiful lady beside me was my mother.

The warmth made me cozy, and before I knew it, in my mother's embrace, my small body succumbed to sleep.