As
I got home from my weekly Tai Chi class yesterday, I had a strange thought. Why do
I like this Chinese martial art so much? It’s meditative and centering, but is
that the reason? I'm not Chinese, but when I lived in California, I took 10 years’ worth of Chinese Brush
painting lessons, falling in love with the intricacies of its fine line style
of painting with watercolor, and the stark black ink of calligraphy. Does my
penchant for these two distinct disciplines possibly mean I was Chinese in a
previous life?
Does
the fact I will NEVER take a cruise mean that I drowned in a previous lifetime?
I’m deathly afraid of water; I can’t even be out of my depth in a pool without
freaking out. Heck, as a girl I never even wanted
to learn how to swim! I once won a free cruise to the Bahamas and never even
claimed the prize.
What
makes one person like the color red better than the color blue? Or prefer the driving beat of rock music more than classical music or jazz? Or fall in love with one person and not another?
In
the second book of my slightly-futuristic Tau Cetus Chronicles erotic romance
series, Programmed To Protect, police agent Leith Wyatt falls in love with a
Beautiful Doll sex robot named Ginger. Not for the incredible physical
satisfaction she gives him, but for the person she is. You could say he loves
her software, despite her hardware. She’s a woman, and he’s a man. End of
discussion. Readers have given me wonderful feedback on the believability of
Leith & Ginger’s unique relationship, and that’s the best compliment any author
could hope for!
So… just exactly what is it inside of us that dictates our preferences? Do you believe in past
lives influencing our current ones, or are today’s choices ours alone? It’s an
interesting question. What do you think?
Jenna
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