Thursday, May 21, 2009
Fact Of Life 01
The probability of your being forgiven for a mistake is directly proportional to how cute you are.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
On Ghosts And The Supernatural
The concept of the supernatural is one that man has thought about for centuries. That there exist souls, angels, demons, ghosts, and myriad other creatures of varying amounts of power living on varying planes of existence.
And disproving the existence of such creatures is also a concept that man has thought about for centuries. Men of brains and science have forever been attempting to prove that the supernatural does not exist and there is nothing to be afraid of in the dark.
My belief is that they are both correct.
The supernatural does exist, for i have myself felt their existence more than once. I believe the reason that children come up with the most ghost stories is because they are the most receptive to what the world around them is trying to tell them. As we grow up, we are taught by the society around us to ignore anything that is not accepted by society as "normal" and "natural" else face the consequences of being outcasts of society.
However, why is it that the supernatural cannot exist? There is not law that states so. The oldest texts we have in existence are religious texts and be they of whatever religion, they have excerpts of instances where the people have met and conversed with the supernatural.
As a child, like all children, i could hear whispers in the shadows and see creatures in the dark. There was a time when i would run from lightbulb to lightbulb after sunset. As i grew, i learnt to ignore them and now, i am totally at peace with dark as well as dim lighting.
I have given considerable thought to the subject and my belief quite simply is this -
Ghosts exist and they are not bound by the laws that govern us creatures . However, not unlike us, they too are bound by laws that govern their existence and the primary law, according to me would be that they may not interfere in out existence directly. That is to say, you may feel the presence of a ghost, hear its whispers, but you may not be kidnapped by one. A ghost cannot physically harm you directly, and similarly, may not help you physically. Their plane of existence is a separate one and though it overlaps with ours, there is sufficient distinction to give them their own separate identity and us ours.
This also means that guardian angels exist. People who we truly love do live in our hearts. I believe if they are given enough reason to, the it is possible that they come back from the afterlife and watch over us. Prayers and God i will write about later, but prayers do get answered and if you send a heartfelt prayer then God will send an Angle to answer it. An angel's existence would be similar to that of a ghost - they would be on a different plane altogether and a guardian angel cannot pull you out of the way of an oncoming truck if you decide to stand there and test him. However, if you keep yourself in tune with nature and keep an ear out, you would have noticed the truck by now. Jump and the Angel will ensure that you escape with a few cuts and bruises and maybe a broken bone at the maximum.
After all that rambling, i shall now attempt to marshall my thoughts.
Supernatural creatures exist and it is possible to feel their existence. If you wake up in the middle of the night and see a ghostly white apparition next to your bed, you will not be able to shake hands with it, but if you are can learn their language, you shall be able to have a midnight chat with it.
So, the next time, you get a prickly feeling at the base of your neck and there is not a soul in sight, just recall, sight is also a relative concept. Someone or something, is always watching.
And disproving the existence of such creatures is also a concept that man has thought about for centuries. Men of brains and science have forever been attempting to prove that the supernatural does not exist and there is nothing to be afraid of in the dark.
My belief is that they are both correct.
The supernatural does exist, for i have myself felt their existence more than once. I believe the reason that children come up with the most ghost stories is because they are the most receptive to what the world around them is trying to tell them. As we grow up, we are taught by the society around us to ignore anything that is not accepted by society as "normal" and "natural" else face the consequences of being outcasts of society.
However, why is it that the supernatural cannot exist? There is not law that states so. The oldest texts we have in existence are religious texts and be they of whatever religion, they have excerpts of instances where the people have met and conversed with the supernatural.
As a child, like all children, i could hear whispers in the shadows and see creatures in the dark. There was a time when i would run from lightbulb to lightbulb after sunset. As i grew, i learnt to ignore them and now, i am totally at peace with dark as well as dim lighting.
I have given considerable thought to the subject and my belief quite simply is this -
Ghosts exist and they are not bound by the laws that govern us creatures . However, not unlike us, they too are bound by laws that govern their existence and the primary law, according to me would be that they may not interfere in out existence directly. That is to say, you may feel the presence of a ghost, hear its whispers, but you may not be kidnapped by one. A ghost cannot physically harm you directly, and similarly, may not help you physically. Their plane of existence is a separate one and though it overlaps with ours, there is sufficient distinction to give them their own separate identity and us ours.
This also means that guardian angels exist. People who we truly love do live in our hearts. I believe if they are given enough reason to, the it is possible that they come back from the afterlife and watch over us. Prayers and God i will write about later, but prayers do get answered and if you send a heartfelt prayer then God will send an Angle to answer it. An angel's existence would be similar to that of a ghost - they would be on a different plane altogether and a guardian angel cannot pull you out of the way of an oncoming truck if you decide to stand there and test him. However, if you keep yourself in tune with nature and keep an ear out, you would have noticed the truck by now. Jump and the Angel will ensure that you escape with a few cuts and bruises and maybe a broken bone at the maximum.
After all that rambling, i shall now attempt to marshall my thoughts.
Supernatural creatures exist and it is possible to feel their existence. If you wake up in the middle of the night and see a ghostly white apparition next to your bed, you will not be able to shake hands with it, but if you are can learn their language, you shall be able to have a midnight chat with it.
So, the next time, you get a prickly feeling at the base of your neck and there is not a soul in sight, just recall, sight is also a relative concept. Someone or something, is always watching.
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