Need Advice.

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Hi folx:

 

I know but the basics of Hinduism, but I have a question, and I just

KNOW someone on here could probably give me an answer.

 

I have an extremely intelligent 19 year old friend, Seth. My husband

and I have

pretty much adopted him; he lives with us. Even though we live in the

same house, we occassionally send each other email. So I was sending

him something about how I think that if two people are friends, true

friends, they ought to make some sort of "trust pact" or a "watching

each other's back/soul pact" (long story). Anyway, he sent me this

email (spacing/punctuation is his): "I have given up my soul for

something I don't wanna talk about in accordance with an ancient

Hindu belief that after this death my soul is taken out of the loop

of things in exchange for one thing and one thing only

Usually that thing is the death of you

It almost got me"

 

He feels that when he was 12-13 he gave his soul to a Hindu god - he

doesn't remember whom. And he really believes this! He says that

what he asked for happened almost immediately, and it wasn't one of

those things that could have been coincidence. He won't tell me what

it was. He says that you don't get anything for free, and thus he

has to pay. I tell him that he was too young to be held accountable

for something like that. He says that he DEFINITELY knew what he was

doing. And, knowing what a genius he is, I would have to believe it.

 

He also says that someone would have to have a great grasp of

Hinduism to understand this....kind of like the Kabbalists of the

Jewish faith.

 

I talked to Seth further about the whole thing...I guessing he asked

for something like "extreme intelligence" or something - he wouldn't

say exactly what, and I don't know why. Anyway, he said that

his "gift" almost killed him - he went crazy and had to be

hospitalized. He has blocked that extreme side of himself off in

order to live as a sane person.

 

He says that his friend's father was Hindu, and VERY wealthy and

successful, and HE's the one who told Seth what to do in order to

have his wish fulfilled. Seth said that this man probably worded his

wish better, with lots of loopholes. Seth thinks he didn't word his

carefully enough. Geez! He was just 12!

 

I don't know what to make of this!! Any thoughts?

 

-Barbara