Tuesday, March 11, 2008

fear

i used to be afraid of ghosts. of those things that lurk behind corners and in the dark. those things that are beyond the realm of reality.


i don't know when i have stopped.


stopped being afraid of going into the dark. stopped switching on the lights when i go into a room.


i think it was when i realise i have more reason to be afraid of human. of the evil that lies in the heart of man. humans are even scarier.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

me too! I used to be afraid of ghosts as well but then I grew out of it & I miss those scary moments in my childhood so that might explains why I like watching ghost/horror movies like 6th sense or the eye! I guess I was looking for the 'shit in my pant' moments! feeling scared of ghosts make me appreciate my world of no ghosts even more! oh dear look what I've done; I've written more than your post! hahahaha

Jonzz said...

Wah, this wuching talks so boldly. Careful you don't get the 'shit in the pants' moment you wish for, ke ke.

People just love to scare themselves. Aside from the supernatural, most of the time, it's people who freak themselves out with their imaginations.

But kids have more time with their imagination. We don't have that privilege as adults. We have to pay to be scared.

Anonymous said...

Maybe you have a ghost in your heart. (sam-yau-kwai)

me said...

dear wuchy: u like being scared?? strange man. for shit in the pants moment, try eating contaminated food, and locking the toilet door so that u hv no access to relieve yrself. hahahaha.

dear jonzz: ya, our imagination is what freaks us out. but i don't think it's time. it's the mood. adults should still hv the luxury of imagination, of dreams. but we hv grown too practical, too rationale for our own good.

dear anon: if there is a ghost in my heart, then i'll hv reason to be afraid of the unknown. but i'm saying here that i am no longer afraid. only of the more physical, more tangible: actions of men. the evil that humans are capable of, the cruelty that lies in the heart of people. u misread.

Anonymous said...

This is the second time you've said that I misread your post. In actual fact I didn't.

me said...

dear anon: in which case, i misunderstood u, becos i can't see how u can conclude from my post that my heart has ghost. the good thing about me, and perhaps the only good thing, is that i don't hv ghost in my heart. i can look myself, and others, in the eyes. i like sleeping, u see, and i love sleeping peacefully at night even more. to ensure others don't misunderstand, perhaps u shld expand yr comments from more than a single judgemental sentence?

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