Okay, so we all are a bit skeptical about the whole issue of ghosts and spirits being real or not. Some people might feel believing in the supernatural in general is naive and childish. Maybe because during our childhood our world consisted of not only ghosts and haunted places, but monsters hiding under our bed, superman and tooth fairies. We believed that there could be other strange creatures besides us in the world, we needed to. It’s healthy for children to have a wild imagination, but a lot of people consider it silly when adults do.

As we “grow up” our view of the world changes and yet, some people still do get scared of ghost stories. Which is kind of funny I think, why get scared of something you don’t believe in? Or does it fall under “people are scared of the unknown” sort of thing?

The reason I’m writing this, is not because I have any idea if ghosts and spirits actually do exist or because I’m into the paranormal. It’s simply because I heard something very interesting about ghosts, which I think makes much more sense than the old fashioned theory behind them.

I heard from my sister, who went through a phase of reading and researching topics on ghosts; that ghosts are merely strong negative emotions that someone had experienced at some point in the place they spent most of their time in, whether it be a home, a hospital, etc.

This person’s feelings were so intense that they were able to leave their mark in the place, like a finger print. They also don’t have to be deceased to do so. It could be someone who was terribly ill and was going through a very hard time, or someone who had lost a dear person to them.

Furthermore, ghosts are not considered to be the same as spirits; spirits usually refer to the souls of the deceased. However, I won’t get into that since it doesn’t interest me as much as ghosts.

I think I find this more logical since I believe that the world and everything in it, has it’s own energy. So perhaps, the energy we give off can have an effect on others. For example, like when you enter a place and feel the tension between people. Or that eerie feeling we get when we go to the hospital.