Believe in Ghost a letter to a friends about your life
Belief in Ghosts
Dear Kris:
Have you ever seen a ghost in your life?
Have you thought about whether ghosts may be actually live with us every day?
Do you think that the ghosts can be good characters or bad characters?
The world we live in is filled with miserable and mysterious events which happen everyday. One of the most interesting ones is ghosts, which have been often discussed, and have been believed in by many people since ancient times. Confucius said, "Respect ghosts and gods, but keep away from them." (Chinese Ghost Culture). Do you believe in them? I strongly believe ghosts exist in the world.
Although we are now living in a scientific era and most young people today do not actually believe that ghosts surround us, there are some experts getting together to investigate whether ghosts exist, much like with the existence of UFOs, which has also been discussed over the years.
Since my childhood, I have believed that ghosts exist in this world. However, my mother always said there was no such thing. They were just what people thought up for films or books. And I will explain why I believe that ghosts exist in our world.
To talk about ghosts, first of all we should determine what the exact definition of a ghost is. Dictionary.com defined a ghost as "the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons" (Dictionary), and in the end they might loiter surrounding us or haunting living people. Besides, another online source also mentioned that:
Ghosts are believed to have a surviving emotional memory typical of someone who has died violently, traumatically, and tragically. The soul of a ghost is not able to rest in peace and they remain in old and familiar places, repeating the same acts indefinitely until they are released from their endless haunting. (Tower of London Ghost).
In addition, stories about ghosts can be heard everywhere, especially through
Dear Kris:
Have you ever seen a ghost in your life?
Have you thought about whether ghosts may be actually live with us every day?
Do you think that the ghosts can be good characters or bad characters?
The world we live in is filled with miserable and mysterious events which happen everyday. One of the most interesting ones is ghosts, which have been often discussed, and have been believed in by many people since ancient times. Confucius said, "Respect ghosts and gods, but keep away from them." (Chinese Ghost Culture). Do you believe in them? I strongly believe ghosts exist in the world.
Although we are now living in a scientific era and most young people today do not actually believe that ghosts surround us, there are some experts getting together to investigate whether ghosts exist, much like with the existence of UFOs, which has also been discussed over the years.
Since my childhood, I have believed that ghosts exist in this world. However, my mother always said there was no such thing. They were just what people thought up for films or books. And I will explain why I believe that ghosts exist in our world.
To talk about ghosts, first of all we should determine what the exact definition of a ghost is. Dictionary.com defined a ghost as "the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons" (Dictionary), and in the end they might loiter surrounding us or haunting living people. Besides, another online source also mentioned that:
Ghosts are believed to have a surviving emotional memory typical of someone who has died violently, traumatically, and tragically. The soul of a ghost is not able to rest in peace and they remain in old and familiar places, repeating the same acts indefinitely until they are released from their endless haunting. (Tower of London Ghost).
In addition, stories about ghosts can be heard everywhere, especially through
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