Sunday, January 30, 2011

Five Awesome People To Have Been In A Past Life

By Andy David


When people talk about who they were in a past life, why is it always English, Roman or Egyptian royalty? Honestly, how many people do you think could be the reincarnation of Julius Cesar or Cleopatra? Don't you think at least a few people used to be plumbers or investment bankers or something boring like that? We all like to think we were somebody important, but you know, there are many different types of "important", and it's not like reincarnation is reserved solely for famous rulers from thousands of years ago. Here are five people wouldn't mind having been in a past life.

General Patton

General George S Patton was an interesting guy. We all know about his military history, of course, but he was also something of a poet and a philosopher. His leadership strategy was one that could really be applied to any industry, and his personal philosophy had a much broader application than simply military action. "Audacity, audacity, always audacity". Not to mention, he had an interest in reincarnation. In his poem, Through a Glass, Darkly, Patton explores the idea of being a soldier born again and again to fight and die for his country. Definitely an interesting personality.

The King, Elvis Presley

There is probably nobody else in history who has inspired so many impersonators. There's literally an entire industry built around the idea of dressing, sounding and acting like The King. There's nothing these guys would love more than to hear from an expert that they are, in fact, The King, and that's exactly why they do it so well.

Ben Franklin

The Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is most well known as the guy who invented lightning rods and bifocals, but we'll remember him as the most eccentric and bizarre of the founding fathers. Besides the well known story of the kite and the key, he also once electrocuted himself trying to roast a turkey with the power of electricity, and once tried to have his best friend drafted into the military so that he could steal the poor guy's girlfriend. If the founding fathers had been the cast of Seinfeld, Franklin was definitely the Kramer.

Miss Audrey Hepburn

No offense ladies, but Audrey Hepburn was, without a doubt, the most beautiful and graceful woman of the Twentieth Century, not to mention talented, charming, and funny, and she only improved with age. Her looks didn't fade, they fermented. Forget Cleopatra and English royalty, Audrey Hepburn is the one woman we wish would hurry up and be reincarnated already.

WWF Champion Andre the Giant

If you love having a good time, maybe you've got a little Andre in you. The pro wrestler was a known drunk, and a fun drunk. During one incident in New York with Classy Freddy Blasse, the bar closed down after a night of heavy drinking, but the two were just getting started and didn't really want to go home just yet. Andre lifted Blasse on his shoulder and ran to the nearest horse drawn carriage. Andre pulled the poor carriage driver out of the seat, tucked some cash into the guy's pocket, and he and Blasse essentially hijacked the horses and went on a mad spree across Central Park. For all the trouble he caused, Andre was always a lot of fun for the people around him.




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