What's really going on?

The fact is, there is no beginning point, or end to the jiva-soul's (you) existence.

This means eventually in the material world you WILL experience EVERY material bodily form there is, in not just the human species, but in all species of life in material existence. 

This is happening right now by choosing to stay here in the material world, and not return back home, back to Godhead (Kṛṣṇa)

The Purport to-

"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." (JL)

The long winding road (the cycle of birth and death) goes on for infinity which means in the material world you could of been anyone and probably where because the stage is INFINITY. 

Many cannot get their head around the fact they have already lived the life of every material bodily form there is!