One of the authors who has written about this has speculated that we might wind up in a slice of time and space that is best suited to the needs and desires of our ideals - and that could be somewhere long in what we currently perceive as the past. Someone who has come to love and aspire toward art or music might wind up in a time of great painters or musicians; someone whose interests are more spiritual might be born again into a past where they are in contact with a great religious teacher.
Everyone seems to think that if reincarnation were true, they’d wind up at a point shortly after they left off in time...
"Everyone"... I hadn't thought about "when" but know I don't want to return, ever again, no matter the time or circumstances.
Would we have a choice?