i have put great time and thought into this on countless drunken nights wandering the streets.
personally speaking, i believe that our souls , old or young, will move on to another being, whatever that being may be.
just as before we were born, all we knew was the inside of our mothers uterus, but when we were born our bodies had been trained to be prepared for the next stage, the next stage being life(learning, experieicnes, etc) what our bodies learnt were the autonomic pathways(such as breathing, heart beat, blinking, etc) to allow or bodies and minds to develop.
as we grow we are preparing for the next stage, whatever that may be. i personally thing that since this stage (learning...to what i think being the meaning of life)...and people who achieve this meaning will move on, and those who do not will come back to this earth, as a second try so to speak, to gain the knowledge and wisdom needed for their soul to be ready for the next stage of natural or supernatural existence, whatever that may be.
one thing i am still pondering is when significant souls match, such as a parent and child, do those souls continue to be matched, or do these souls just so happen to match up. (as some people are very close to their parents, and others can stand to be within 5 feet of them).
i think my experiences in life have allowed me to see things a lot differently than most at a young age.
in the end i dont beleive our memories will come with us, (much to my disliking, as i would like nothing more than to take them all with me), but they are more of a learning grounds to again, prepare us for whats next. (this part i hope im wrong)
after knowing people who are incredible people and for them to die moments later...makes me never accept what i previously did, that when we die...thats it.
fuck that im living forever.
