Plato (428-348 B.C) by Raphael Sanzio Vatican Museum
It seems like the people who experienced the period of afterlife in the tale are unaware of what they are doing. However, this will be a nightmare for those who can observe what is happening in this transition of lives. Firstly, we are received "tenfold of what we did in our previous lives. And I'm sure that no one can state that he or she never makes a sin in his or her life. Therefore, people will be punished first when they come to that world. Ten days of punishment pay for one day of sin, and a thousand years of penalty pay for one hundred years of sin. Second thing is "the River of forgetfulness" for which will erase all of our good and bad things we did before choosing a new life. For me, it is just unfair if you eventually forget all the lessons we have learned in our lives. For instant, a tyrant in his previous life may regret what he has done and wants to be a better person in his next life, but he will forget what he intended to change his life after drinking the water in the River of forgetfulness. Therefore, he may be a tyrant again. It is a good idea that we can choose our new lives, yet it will be better if we are guided to be good instead of play with luck after empty minds.
Nevertheless, I believe that Plato wrote this myth because he wants us to live love and peace in our current lives. If one believe in this tale, he would rather to behave well to others or he would experience a hard time in the transition of life.
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