Practical connection with past lives

When the Dalai Lama dies, I hear they search for a child who is presumed to be his reincarnation. Whether or not you believe in reincarnation, if a person dies, there is still a child out there who is most similar in personality to the deceased, by some measure. If it was straightforward to find that person, we could hand on to them everything the deceased collected in their life: objects and advice and perhaps even connections with people.Usually a person’s things are given to their family, who somewhat appreciate it, but often mostly for the financial and sentimental value, rather than because it contains exactly the collection of photographs of birds that they most want. Relatedly, I feel like it’s taking me ages to figure out how to be a well-functioning person, and if someone very similar to me had already spent a lifetime working it out, it would be great to have that data.Discuss