What's dead is buried, permanently gone, never to walk the earth again, or maybe not. Some people believe they have seen or felt the presence of a dead person, a ghostly image, an unexplained draft of cold. How upsetting it must be to think that spirits of the dead may exist among us. Some people, however, get comfort in thinking that dead loved ones can hang around to help and protect the living and that we can communicate with relatives after they have died. We don't want to accept the idea that once people die, they are gone.
Other types of ghosts can roam around in our thoughts and influence our behavior. These ancient ideas should have died, never to inhabit our minds again. We may strive to bury outmoded, irrelevant, useless thoughts, but they may be haunting our thinking, allowing prejudice and faulty reasoning to influence our opinions. We may hear the voices of our ancestors stating their opinions as facts. Our memories keep their thoughts alive.
We need to see reality. The past is gone. The present and future belong to the living. Don't let ghosts cloud your vision.
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