I am often asked about the past lives of our political leaders. Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female Prime Minister, is under constant attack from Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition.
It’s a very spiteful battle, so it’s not surprising that they shared a past life.
Tony and Julia were brother and sister, born into a wealthy family in England in the early 1800s. They were the only children and were both spoilt and doted on by their parents.
There was a great rivalry between them as they fought for their father’s favour.
He was a lawyer and, to please him, both Tony and Julia wanted to follow in their father’s footsteps.
They were very bright students but their bickering and arguing was endless as they both tried to get the highest marks in their law exams.
Their parents would take Tony and Julia to Scotland and Wales to further their education and the arguments would be very heated during these long journeys.
On one such occasion, Tony yelled he would run away and join the church. That would shut up his sister, as no one was allowed to argue with a minister of the church.
His father reminded Tony, however, that if he were to do such a thing then Julia would inherit everything.
Tony never did join the ministry and the jealousy and rivalry continued for the rest of their lives.
There was a love-hate relationship between them in those days. In this life nothing seems to have changed, except they are no longer related to each other — and that is just as well.