That story was awesome! I remember that when I was little I liked to talk to my dad about these kind of subjects (my dad is really into buddhism and ayurveda and he has made lots of paperwork about it) and when I was about 9-10ish I once told him that I would be reincarnated, it could be someone from the past aswell, for example jesus. He just looked at me with a face of pure WTF.
Loved this story. Kinda reminded me of that Ethan Cohen play. Can't remember what it's called. It's about purgatory though.
I love it. Doesnt seem like much of a mind fuck to me... Unless by mindfuck you mean making love in a comforting way.