I've never really considered a past life, IE: Reincarnation; but certainly every life should be lived as if it's the only one we have and lifetimes can even be lived in moments. Mine so far has been OK I guess, with some ups, some downs, some smiles and frowns, but I do my best in it, no matter.
Certainly there are people who live under extreme oppression, and depression. There are those who live in poverty and squalor. There are those who live with bombs going off all night or a fear to even go to an outdoor market.
The world loses thousands of children every day to so many disorders, and dysfunctional situations, yet the world keeps producing babies.
People are still discriminated against for race, color, religious or political beliefs, and to blind ourselves from truths about where our species is headed isn't gonna do any more than what a Turtle does to pull it's head back in it's shell.
Good question though and sorry if I was too open about answering.
