I do believe in ghosts and other supernatural things, and I actually find them really interesting.
Since I was young, I have been "gifted". Well, I haven't experienced any encounters for the last four to five years now. And yeah, I think it's a good thing. haha...
The first encounter I had with a ghost was when I was very young. I actually couldn't remember it, but my mom and my grandma reminded me about it. The story was like this...
A few days after my great grandma's death, my grandma, mama and I were in her room. My grandma stays in that room together with her mother because she had to take care of her and that time, my mama was talking with my grandma while I was playing near the bed. They wonder because I suddenly started smiling while waving my hands. When they asked me what I was doing, I just said, "Great grandma is smiling and saying goodbye."
When I was around high school, the said "gift" activated again. We were in my grandparents' house (father's side), I was watching TV late at night with my grandfather and my parents went to the room first. After watching the TV program, I went to our room and lay down beside my mother. I wasn't sleeping yet, when someone called my name. I thought it was my mama but when I looked at her, she was sound asleep. I told my grandpa about it the next day and he told me not to answer if someone calls me again.
In the same house, I and another cousin were washing the dishes after lunch in the dirty kitchen. On the left, there's a toilet and the door was just open. I and my cousin saw someone or maybe something went inside the toilet and we just thought it was another cousin of ours. When suddenly, our youngest cousin told us to go to the balcony after washing the dishes because all our cousins are waiting there. I and the cousin washing the dishes with me, looked at each other. "Who's in the toilet?" We courageously checked the toilet only to find out that it was empty. We didn't see anyone or anything coming out, though. We told grandpa and other cousins about it... grandpa said we were just hallucinating, but when I and that other cousin were alone with him, he said... "Always go there by pairs or groups, and don't mention these things to your younger cousins."
When I became a University student, there are places in the University that I don't want to enter despite having a lot of people. Well, there are times when it's okay for me to go there alone but there are certain times that I dislike going there. It feels eerie and I get goosebumps.
The most vivid encounter I had was that of a little boy in the previous house where we used to rent. Actually, my cousin (she was still around 8 that time) asked my mom, "Why is there a little boy beside the window?" My mom couldn't see it. She asked my little cousin to describe it, and her description was the same as my description a couple months before my little cousin saw it.
What's funny is that whenever I encounter something be it visual, auditory or something else, there's always a history/story behind it. Actually, my grandpa was the same. He has encountered stuff in the past. I wonder if "gifts" like this can be passed down.
It's not only related to ghosts, but other stuff as well. So yeah, I have more interesting encounters, but my answer is already super long. I believe in the existence of ghosts. :) Their existence is kind of interesting for me.
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