Otherworldly Nature

Ghosts are cool, right? I mean, some people have seen them, and many others haven’t, which leads to a lot of speculation. This conversation (monologue?) could go into many different directions, like what are ghosts or how do you spot a ghost or are ghosts even real? I can see how ghosts can be a figment of our imagination, but on the other hand, I don’t want to completely ignore the people who have already been told that they were crazy for “spotting” a ghost. On a completely different note, maybe there are some benefits in believing in or being visited by a person from another world.

Among many of the first-hand accounts that I have been told, my mom’s has been the most intriguing to me, probably because there’s a personal aspect to it. My mom told me a story about the time that her grandmother died. She was really close to her, and she was devastated when she died. After the funeral, my mom went back to her house alone, and when she was about to go up the stairs, she saw the figure of her grandmother at the top of the staircase. She didn’t get to talk to her or anything remotely close to communication, but the experience still petrified her enough for her to remember the incident up to this day.

So, yeah. Traumatic experiences can lead to physical recreations of something about the experience, I think. Whether or not my great-grandmother really visited my mom is up to question, but I’m pretty sure that my mom’s not crazy (At least not in the literal sense. Love you mom!) Just hearing about this and so many other people talk about their own individual encounters are really leading me to believe that ghosts are real, but I can never really justify it without seeing a ghost myself. Looking for ghosts is a completely separate set of trouble that I definitely want to get myself involved in and experience, but that’s besides the point. Within the many different accounts that I have heard, there was always a common aspect in those stories. Those encounters have always been preceded by either a recent death or as said before a traumatic experience. I believe that ghosts are a way for tormented individuals to cope for the loss of a loved one or the unexpected death of a friend. So, basically, if you see a ghost, feel lucky that you are in the presence of someone special in your life, which pretty much still applies to the people around you who are still alive.