I have often felt that ghosts are images created to scare us. But no, not always! I have realized that humans betray us but ghosts aka spirits are more humane. Isn’t that contradictory?
When we talk about them or listen to scary stories, we feel terrified. The thought of experiencing them is out of question. Well let me tell you that I can sense negative energy and can feel their presence so I do not feel uncomfortable. Initially I used to be horrified. So, I went to a healer who said, “These energies are like water. If they flow in one direction continuously, they will result in flood. They have to be channelized”.
So, I started helping others in ways suggested by the healer. But I faced lot of problems as there is always a war between ‘Science’ and ‘Dark Science’.
Let me narrate an incident to you.
One day, I went to a park with my son. He likes to play outdoor games rather than video games or games on cell phones.
After he played on the slide and swings, tunnels and sand, he made a friend there. They started running here and there and jumped and bumped into the wall and suddenly my son (let us name him Doro) stopped and stood still. He did not say anything. He stopped smiling. He just looked in one direction and did not speak.
I asked him, “Doro, what happened? Did you get hurt?”
Doro nodded and said, “That aunty is calling me, mumma! Should I go?” Generally, people call him and pull his cheeks and talk to him as he is chubby and cute. So, I looked in the direction he was pointing in. I did not see anyone.
I asked him again “Who is calling you”? He pointed in one direction. I could not see anyone. I thought the person must have left. And then I saw…
A lady in a sari, an image who was smiling. She was looking at children playing in the park. First I thought it was a dream or may be just a visualization. She was moving in the park helping the kids when they were about to fall or get hurt.
Doro was trying to help some small children who wished to play on the slide. She smiled at me, came closer, and said, “Your son has a good heart!” She said this and disappeared. I could not believe that this had happened. I thought this was a dream. I could not move for a few minutes. I was still engrossed in my thoughts when Doro was about to fall from the slide. She helped him and did not let him fall. Doro smiled and said, “That aunty is so nice, mumma.” That was when I realised that I was not dreaming.
I thought this was just a coincidence and I was over-reacting. So I came with Doro the next day as well. But I did not see or feel anyone. Doro asked me “Where is that Aunty?” I diverted his attention to his friends who were waiting to play with him. When I did not see anyone, I was sure that it was just my imagination and nothing else. So after Doro finished playing, we thought of eating Pani Puri which was just outside the park. When we started eating the spicy and tasty Pani Puri, I saw a lady trying to feed some poor children. She was the same lady. The children could not understand where the food had come from as she just kept some bags of food and vanished. I saw her, again, with the same innocence and tendency to help others.
I was skeptical whether it was reality or hallucination or visualization or dream. Doro did not see her. I did not let him see her as I knew he would have hundreds of questions and I would not be able to answer him. She was very kind as she always thought about helping others.
After I went home, I was in shock for a long time. I kept thinking about her. I did not disclose this to anyone as I was sure no one would believe me. Later she informed me (don’t ask me how) that she had children who were very close to her. She had to end her life due to personal reasons. She was nice, calm, poised, composed yet eerie. This is not fiction. It actually happened.
But the good part is she did not harm Doro. I experienced that appearances are deceptive. I have narrated just one of my many experiences.
I have always noticed that these energies trouble us only if we do. Humans may betray us but energies don’t. They bring positivity even if they are perceived as negative. Not all of them are evil. They also follow their principles and walk on the path of ethics.
I learnt a good lesson to not be judgmental about anyone. We should not have a biased thought. I am generally open minded and quite communicative. After this incident, I have become matured and less communicative.
-Sangeeta Randive
Full time faculty and Co-ordinator
ELTIS