An idea from The Republic

A soldier named Er dies in battle and wakes on his funeral pyre 12 days later. He saw souls choose their next lives. The first chooser grabs the greatest tyranny without looking closely, finds it includes eating his own children, and blames everyone but himself.

From The Republic by Plato

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