A student asks: “If one is truly dissatisfied with the unique soul attributes bestowed upon them when initially created, is the only true escape through death or ‘recycling’?”

This is a very limited perspective of life and the soul. You again are seeing things only from the narrow human perspective that there may be only a single talent, and a meager one at that, and the thought you envision of a life for eternity, having but one meager talent will in all likelihood lead to great dissatisfaction and then potentially a fall from grace in a desperate attempt to find a way to expand at the expense of others when the inherent capability falls short. This is not the problem you think it is and that again is because the soul is vast. Humans are expressing such a tiny portion of their soul and are impaired in all kinds of ways, to boot. So, they are not truly reflecting their potential. When there is ascension and humans are functioning in a higher dimension, none will suffer, none will feel small or incomplete or lesser in a significant way. All will have many ways they can truly shine and be a blessing to their brethren.