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Making a story based on midrashim and Kabbalah, need some opinions

So I have an idea for a deeply mystical story, and it’s fictional but it’s all symbolic of my life and it’s kind of a way for me to process life in general. First of all, I wanna make sure that it’s possible for me to write a story like this as someone who’s not a rabbi or anything, I’m scared I’m not educated enough to make a story like this. I was not raised Jewish, but I’ve taken intro to Judaism classes and love reading Jewish texts. Are there any, like, qualifications I need to write this? Idk I feel like I sound dumb but hopefully you understand what I mean

Also, I wanna make sure that 1. this story does not already exist (or anything too similar that it makes the story unoriginal) and 2. that this doesn’t clash with any aspects of Judaism. Here’s the plot.

In the heavens resides a soul who refuses to descend to earth, she wants things to stay exactly how she knows them to be, but eventually she does get sent to earth as the newborn baby of a single (non-Jewish) mother, and she’s given the name Eliana. She remembers everything about her life before she was sent to live on earth, and she’s seen as a bratty and overly sensitive child because she’s always throwing tantrums and nobody can figure out what she means when she says she misses home. Throughout her entire childhood, she never feels like she fits in, and she doesn’t bother making friends because she feels like she’s too different from everybody and figures she’ll be going back home anyways. She isn’t exposed to Judaism until she’s a teen or maybe a young adult, and when she is she realizes that Jewish beliefs (such as monotheism) and mysticism align with her experience, so she works with a rabbi to become Jewish herself. She involves herself a lot in the Jewish community and grows close with her mother as she realizes that she wants connection in her life and realizes that she’s been taking her family for granted because she’s too concerned about returning home. She builds deep connections and ends up loving her life on earth. But eventually she falls ill (or something else happens that causes her to approach death, the details of this story aren’t set in stone), and in the hospital her mom visits her to comfort her in her final moments. Eliana cries and says she doesn’t wanna leave her home, and her mom tells her that she’s going home, but Eliana tells her that now earth is her home, and she wants to stay here with her mom and the other people in her life. Her mom reminds her that she didn’t wanna leave the heavens and now she loves earth, so if she adjusted then she can do it again. Eliana feels comforted by her mom’s words, and while she still doesn’t want to leave earth, she accepts that this is the way it’ll be, and she’s glad that she had the experience to live here.

This story is symbolic of my experiences with autism, discovering Judaism, and acceptance of mortality. From my knowledge this seems to fit with Jewish mysticism and stuff but idk, the people on this subreddit are generally more knowledgable than me, so let me know if this story already exists or if there’s anything I should change

Sorry if this is a dumb post

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