Ghost

Through out ages, beyond cultures and traverse spaces, ghost, is one consistency not to be ignored. Religions and science attempted to obviate the issue, claiming it a hoax, but till today, no one can clearly proof the existence nor inexistence of ghost.

To many, ghost is just a theory, with many hypothesis but never proven. Like emotions and feelings, ghost is undetectable, unmeasurable, therefore unable to be quantified. (phrase made famous by Scarlet, of G.I. Joe)

When ghost comes into picture, one could think of death, agony, terror, despair, anger, depression, any feelings negative in nature that one could name. It is safe to say, that ghost, is the manifestation of human's dark side, the undesired yet inseparable component everyone try to hide away in the shadow.

One could argue that darkness is simply the lack of light, but it is debatable to imply that ghost is the lack of life. In many documented paranormal encounters, ghost is capable of interaction, judgement and action, it is anything but lifeless.

Despite bleeding- edge technology advancement by humans, there hasn't been any device created to detect ghost, leave alone researching it. This is the area where fear triumphed curiosity, more so that there's no forseeable advantage in studying ghost. For one, ghost is not needed to make a good horror movie.

Speaking of technology, some evidence of ghost was documented through the lenses of cameras and video recorders. The only flaw to these quasi- evidents is, the process cannot be duplicated, thus violating the fundamental law of modern science. One seemingly accurate device for ghost detection, is human itself. The ability to see ghost is often hereditary, one could postulate that in near future, geneticist may be able to isolate certain genes governing ghost- sensitive ocular nerve cells.

Human has undergone many revolutions, we have seen the digital revolution and information revolution developed before our very eyes. It is only prudent to surmise the next impending revolution, could be that of a lurid one.

During a thunderstorm, in the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin tied a copper key to a kite, with the intention of attracting lightning. In his era, lightning bolt was a sign of heaven's wrath, a force of nature capable of incinerating lives, properties and everything. His work led to the invention of lightning rod, and eventually, electricity which enabled many revolutions thereafter. Now we have yet another Pandora's Box, sitting here for so long, waiting to be opened.