To believe or not to!

To believe her or not to !


Imagination1: You are reading this blog when you are lonely at home.
Imagination2: Your home seems suddenly eerie and too calm to you to believe its just you in your home.

Sometimes when you are all by yourself at home do you ever get a feeling that something strange is happening around you? Have you heard strange sounds in the other room, leaves rustling outside the window and when you go to check things out, everything seems to be not-out-of-ordinary? When you are in the shower, have you noticed that something is pulling you into the tub/swimming pool?
Innikum mani night 12 aachunna, udambula poooraan neliyara maari, bayam neliya aarambikkuthu. Chinna vayasulenthu, panirendu mani, nammudaiya time illa, athu peigal nadamaadum neram nnu namba vechuttaanga.

So, do ghosts exist? If you keep scientific explanations and facts aside and listen to the stories rendered by our ancestors, you can be made to believe that ghosts a.k.a spirits do "co-exist" with us.

Now from the stories that go around in rural india:

- There's always a ghost residing in water - pool/well/bathing tub (in modern times). Athuvum thannila kannu avvlo thulliyamaa theriyaathu, yaaro kaala pidichu izhukkura maari irukkum. And dimly lit areas are definitely preferred places that a ghost can reside. (So, ushaar inimel...)
- Female ghosts clad white all the time. ( And this is universal, even in western countries).
- Aangalai kaattilum, Pengalukku thaan eppome pei pidikkum. Enga ooru kizhavi ya kettappo " aambalainga erkanave pisaasunga, avanungala pei vera pidikkanumaakkum?" nnu nakkalaa solluvaanga.
- Ghosts are very territorial by nature, they wouldnt want to leave their home unless forced to. Thats when they get angry and you can hear/see some strange things.

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Imagine this: A little indian innocent, plain faced kid appearing from the woods with widespread hands is supposed to be the most widely seen ghost/spirit . People from all over the world have supposedly seen this kid and got scared to hell.
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Next time you are cooking and hear something in the living/bedroom or when you are too concentrated on your PC and hear something at your back, think that its just some Nancy/Amy who also co-exists with you and give her some space. Dont be too worried about her :)
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If you ask me whether I believe in ghosts & their stories, I would say "Well, I dont believe ghosts do exist, but I definitely get scared".
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And dont be too dismissive of this blog or its contents. If you havent experienced any of these yet, you will definitely think about this blog when you "do" feel you are "not" alone.
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Rest in peace,
- Prabhu

Reference: This week's AnandhaVikatan, Kathaavilaasam.