[mango23]

Originally Posted by Moderate Guy

Just kidding mango...of course people tour cemeteries...Arlington comes to mind along with other national places of interest...was just getting caught up in the spirit of the discussion on spirits...if you know what I mean.

Now once again I'm scared that I read all this stuff...bad vs. good spirits, spirits coming and going..eeks...I'm outta here...I'm just a scaredy-cat, I guess!

Want to get really freaked out, visit Capuchins’ Catacombs in Palermo, Italy. There are thousands of corpses along the walls like paintings. Other cultures have different thoughts about death. One thing I don't like about cemeteries and being buried is, I don't believe it is good for the family members. I don't like the idea of people clinging to the past and not moving on with their own lives. The past is to be remembered but life is to be lived by the living.

My sister whose husband was killed in Viet Nam would visit the cemetery every week for years. I don't think this was very healthy and it was a long time before she finally moved on with her life. That cemetery plot was nothing more then a specter in her life, an albatross. I doubt this is what any departed loved one would want. This is all off the subject though.

[Moderate Guy]

Originally Posted by mango23

Want to get really freaked out, visit Capuchins’ Catacombs in Palermo, Italy. There are thousands of corpses along the walls like paintings. Other cultures have different thoughts about death. One thing I don't like about cemeteries and being buried is, I don't believe it is good for the family members. I don't like the idea of people clinging to the past and not moving on with their own lives. The past is to be remembered but life is to be lived by the living.

My sister whose husband was killed in Viet Nam would visit the cemetery every week for years. I don't think this was very healthy and it was a long time before she finally moved on with her life. That cemetery plot was nothing more then a specter in her life, an albatross. I doubt this is what any departed loved one would want. This is all off the subject though.

I understand your perspective, mango, but I've got to tell you, there's another compelling point of view.

I personally believe that your sister was doing what most humans do...reminisce about the lives of loved ones who are no longer with them. One distinguishing characteristic between us human and other creatures in the animal kingdom is our capacity to emote, to feel extended grief and joy, to recollect the past and hold on to precious memories. Of course, one must also deal with the present and the future and not wear the past as an albatross preventing one from living life.

I feel however that it's not only natural but commendable when we remember and grieve for those we held dear who've passed on. And sure, departed loved ones would want you to move on...but I believe that both the living and the dead (since we're talking haunted houses and spirits) would want that you care enough about the good times in life that you once shared with them and not just blank them out from your memory.

On a lighter note, don't be alarmed, mango, even though we differ, my spirit will not ever set foot in your house to haunt you!

[Starlady01]

Originally Posted by mango23

Heres something in lake wales
Spook Hill -- Lake Wales, FL - Tales from the Road - SouthernLiving.com

I've been to Spook hill and tried it when I was a teenager we couldn't get it to work. They say it works best when wet. Shouldn't be a problem with so much rain here of late in Polk County.