for as long as there has been a human race, there have been superstitions. i believe that the reason we have superstitions is that some people don’t think good things can happen without bad things to oppose them. therefore, they create silly superstions to feel better about themselves.
there will always be the classic superstions, like, a black cat, not to walk under a ladder, breaking a mirror means 7 years bad luck. but, they have never been really big in my family. as for the ghost superstitions my grandmother has and will always be a firm believer.
years before my grandfather died, she told my sister and i a story of how she believes that if the deceased wasn’t ready to go, they linger on the earth until they feel ready. after my grandfather passed she seen him several times and she told us everytime she turned and ran the other way. she was scared that he was waiting to say he loved her one last time and that she’d never see him again. and she couldn’t face that.
but, she started feeling guilty for leaving his soul trapped on the earth so, one night when she was asleep she felt a presence in the room. she says that she could feel him and everything. she didn’t hear words but, felt hiim saying i love you to her soul and she felt the need to say she loved him as well out loud. she says she hasn’t seen him since.
now, i’m not sure if thats true or not. but, thats her story and she has stood by it. all i know is that people believe what they want.
