[Tam Li Hua]

Originally Posted by Neurasthenis

I don't like people who claim to have seen a ghost, but didn't. I can't really hold any emotions for the later.

Then you really should have made that clear from the beginning.

You are half right - It depends on the case here. Since ghosts cannot be proven wrong and could thus be considered a 'passive lie', anyone (even a friend) could be tempted to make up such a story. It doesn't hurt. I trust my friends and familly, but I don't think it is always wrong to be cautious when something sounds illicit.

Uh huh..

The problem is, it seems, that you may not be able to tell when someone is messing with you, and when they are serious. Sure, someone may mess with you and say they saw a ghost when they didn't, but what if they are serious, and actually saw what they believe is a ghost?

Wrong; I have not been looking after mediums. I've had people around me claiming to be mediums for a while though, who I defenately trusted until the day they approached me with a bunch of made up stories on how they heard my father trying to 'communicate' with me. Pretty much turned the aggressive switch. The worst thing you can do to provocate me, is to attempt to alter the memories I have of those I love who passed away, by telling me things they never said. Positive or not.

Ahh, the truth reveals itself even further.

It seems that you aren't upset about the idea of ghosts as much as you are upset at the idea that these folks claimed that your father talked to them.

Now that I can understand; when my mom died, my sister's best friend claimed that she heard my mom talking to her and telling her to stop crying, and that she was okay now. [My mom was in a lot of pain right before she died.]

I know that grief does a lot of bizarre things to folks, so it's entirely possible that this was simply some kind of hallucination on the friend's part, or quite possibly a lie.

Or, it actually happened. [I can actually see my mom doing this sort of thing; it's totally in her character.]

Either way, though, I can understand why it would upset you. If you want to talk to someone about losing a parent, feel free to PM me or email me at [email protected].

*hugs* and I'm sorry for your loss. [I'm not sure if I said that before.]

Depends what you mean by 'Spiritual Realm'. I don't believe in empty space, so I dont get along with atheists, but I think most 'New Age Spirituality' theories sound ridiculous.

Likewise.

What makes you -so- certain though?

Like I said, once you've had your own experiences with the Spiritual Realm, it sort of changes the playing field a bit.

I had a lot of...odd experiences during my last year of living overseas. These odd experiences led to me coming back to the states to stay for a while. A week after I landed, my mom got really sick. [I didn't know she was sick at all before; I hadn't had much communication with her or any family members while overseas.] Six months later, she passed on.

If those events hadn't happened, I would never have given up on my dream of living overseas, and I would never have been home to be with her during her last six months on earth.

It was agonizing, but the only thing I can attribute such an experience to is God and The Spiritual Realm. It's just waaaaaaaaay too much to be simple 'coincidence'.

Sorry if I dont make sense or seem to contradict myself in words sometimes, it's been a while since I used that language :P. Hope my point's understandable nonetheless.

...what language..? English...? *confused*