There’s two things I’m not sure if I believe in, ghosts and death. Well, I’m sure I don’t believe in my own death, and if by chance it does happen, I plan to overcome it by becoming a ghost. I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself What a weirdo! Hey, relax on the judgement there. I’m contractually bound to comeback after death, if I have one, a death that is.
Contractually bound? Yup. Nothing I can do about it now. It was many years ago in college. One night myself and two friends were drinking some adult beverages. You know how when you’re young, like 20 or so and you think you’re really deep even though you’re really idiots who don’t know anything? We had imbibed a few and got to talking about death and the afterlife.
We all were curious to know if there really was life after death, so right then and there we Googled and then re-enacted a centuries old Druid ceremony complete with a circle of salt, candles under a full moon and signing a pact with our own blood, which was flowing easily because of the alcohol we had been drinking. Ok, no we didn’t, but I had you going there for a second, didn’t I? There was no blood signed contract, and there was also no Google when I was in college, but we did make a promise to each other that whichever one of us died first would come back and haunt the other two so we would know that there’s life after death.
I don’t know where those two college friends are now and don’t even remember ones last name. Hopefully, because of our vow, some sort of afterlife mojo will help us find each other to keep our promise. As far as I know, none of us has ever shown up to haunt the others. With Halloween in the air I got to thinking of this and what else I might do if I were to be a ghost.
I know this may be hard for you to believe, but in my life I’ve been a bit of a practical joker at times. I’m pretty sure that if I ever come back as a ghost I’m not going to take off my shirt and help anyone with pottery. Jeez, what a waste of an afterlife. I’ll probably be what we all know as a poltergeist. I’ll move a lot of peoples car keys just before they have to leave for work. During live televised events I’ll show up invisibly and give the President or the Pope a wet willie. I’ll be on the field at all my favorite live sporting events, helping out a little to ensure my favorite teams win. You know that feeling you get when you feel like someone’s behind you but you turn around and no one’s there? That’ll be me. Who knows? Ghost Phil may even zip into the internet and follow the connection to your computer and cause embarrassing typos when you’re posting pictures.
So do you believe in life after death? Do you think there are real ghosts? Have you ever had an experience with what you think was a ghost? What would you do if you were a ghost?
Have a great Saturday, an no, you don’t have enough Halloween decorations up yet! ~Phil
I believe in some sort of life after death, some sort of spiritual/energy transference but probably not involving ghosts or wet willies. Who does that?! I didn’t even know it was a thing. You’ve got me wondering about the ghost in the machine – something’s always messing with my ‘puter. :/
Maybe somebody else is already haunting you. If you think about it, our brain, our consciousness is just a series of electrical impulses. If that unique group of electrical impulses were transferred to the Internet , maybe our consciousness could live on forever.
Tired at the thought! 😉
I would expect nothing less from you in the afterlife 🙂
I’ll see you on the other side! The other side of the American-Canadian border. Or maybe not. Will I need a passport in the afterlife?
If we do, I’m hoping there is no photo required 😉
very well written B-)
Thank you!
Do I beleive in ghosts? No, I’m with Cher – I believe in life after love and both Cher and myself are going to live forever so we don’t really care about ghosts lol
I’m hoping for the live forever thing but if that doesn’t work out I plan on having another life as a ghost.
I don’t like the idea of ghostiness so if I have to die I’m going to just regenerate like Doctor Who. Am I allowed to do that?
Same thing. Yeah, I think I’d like a regeneration right now because my current body keeps reminding me that it’s getting older.
It’s not the same thing though really is it?
Not exactly. I’d rather have the Dr Who scenario
oh yeah – comes with free TARDIS too 🙂
Enjoyed this treatise on ghosts. No don’t believe in ’em
Then I’ll have to haunt you first when I get the chance
Bring it on. (Let me know it’s you though)
Maybe I’ll find a way to haunt your blog.
If I was a ghost
I’d probably haunt
All the people
That did taunt
Me in high school
And a few
Teachers from
Those years to
Or maybe I’d be
Like Patrick Swayze
And just come back to do
Pottery.
Rhyming Swayze and pottery? You’re the best poetess I ever did see!
It was a stretch but I figured, what they hey?
Great article. Well written. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Happy Halloween everybody!
So are you saying you wouldn’t want to wrap your arms around Demi?
Not saying that at all! I just wouldn’t be doing pottery!