From a Buddhist perspective, it is incorrect to always assume that we know what is best.

There are different pathways that lead to enlightenment. We could say that everyone's life is one of the pathways. Your life is a pathway that leads to enlightenment.

If you want to create a different character, you can do so just by altering your style of dress and cosmetics.

Within an atom there can be a billion kingdoms, endless. But all of them are bound by the cycle of birth and death. They all come into being for a while and then vanish.

Some tried to kill him; there were assassination attempts. Some hated him ... this is par for the course.

Say, for example, you develop the ability to make parking meters disappear. It's probably easier to put a quarter in it. That would be the wisdom on the subject.

You are no different in this lifetime than you were in your last lifetime. This lifetime is simply a continuation of your last lifetime.