From a willow tree to a triceratops – 24 reincarnation ideas that trump being human

Humans can have a lot of fun, but we also have large piles of sh*t on our plates. Jobs and responsibilities. Hassles and pains. Tariffs.

You know what doesn’t have to think about tariffs? Red pandas.

It’s important to be respectful of other people’s religious beliefs, but at the same time, who can blame anyone for wondering about what they’d want to be reincarnated as?

Reddit’s u/csh1992 posed the following question in the r/AskReddit sub:

You just passed away, and allowed to be reborn but not as a human, what do you wanna be?

And the suggestions that followed have given us paws for thought. Here are 24 of our favourites.

1.

A red panda in a well-funded, conservation-oriented zoo.
–crayonsocialism

2.

A seagull. Live at the beach, can fly and float, get to eat fries, pizza, seafood, etc… not actively hunted, and you can shit on your enemies.
–ShadyMyLady

3.

Some rich old lady’s yappy dog or cat. I’d get food, sleep all day, and took care of. And if I’m a yappy dog, I can just yap yap ya & drive people crazy. lol.
–GlitterKitty456

4.

One of the extinct species, like a dodo or a Tasmanian Tiger.

Hide out most of the time, emerge only when there’s a conspiracy theorist around, but duck out of sight as soon as they try to take a picture.

Or better, when there’s a skeptic around. Make them question their skepticism, but unable to prove what they saw. Then move on before they have a chance to prove I was there.

Basically, just mess with humans.
–Writerhowell

5.

A golden retriever in an upper-middle class suburban family.
–ShiQiaoke

6.

I would be a billionaire’s spoiled chihuahua.
–moscamolo

7.

Orca or some big whale. Exploring the ocean would be dope af.
–J4pes

8.

A tardigrade.
–WhenTardigradesFly

9.

Anything that’s not conscious.
–ThrowAwayThisCurse

10.

I so would want to be a grizzly bear to hibernate all winter. I love sleeping, eating when I’m hungry, and I hate the cold. That’s a win win win.
–Responsible-Doctor26

11.

A house cat of a childless or empty-nest woman. You want for nothing.
–Spiritual_Lemonade

12.

A wise old tree on a quiet hill, watching seasons pass, sheltering life, rooted in peace, whispering secrets to winds.
–wontinger_