I stumbled across a somewhat interesting cum bizarre piece in The Star this morning.
A Bidayuh couple was taking shelter in a hut during a storm and the husband died after getting struck by lightning. She left the body alone for more than half a day. Initially I thought she was too distraught to come to terms with the fact and the manner of which he passed. Apparently it is their belief that if someone is struck by lightning and the body is left untouched for a while, that person will come back to life.
I then thought, how bizarre... I cannot imagine how one can just look at one’s husband who just got struck by lightning and died in front of your eyes and not touch him? For 15 hours? Has she no feelings at all?
But then again, I’m not Bidayuh and I don’t think the wife even knows what the yardstick is for “a while” (to leave him untouched, in order to make him come back). Poor lady.. It must be really heartbreaking to be a spectator of the whole incident and there you are all of 15 hours just looking at him wishing hard that he will come back to life.
This little piece of news just shows how powerful beliefs are.
Personally though, the bigger task is to think and not blindly believe. One’s beliefs may change but reality stays. And most times it bites you in the ass...
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We always made comments when we thought we are seeing things clearly, but when it come to us we might had the same reaction of thoughts. (not everyone but majority)
Human its weak, not believers or etc, there just try to made excuses to their trusty sign
Declaimed : just another believer (if im saying anything wrong or hurting anyone, forgive my silly childish).
poor lady
Miss Chocpot,
True, I mean, I believe true love does exist but the question remain here is whether it has ever happened to me.
We believe the goodness and HUMANity in people yet everyday we read fathers raping daughters in the newspaper and son killing mother and stabbing his own father due to overdose of the poison politely called "designer drugs".
We believe that friends would treat each other with respect and not to talk behind your backs when crises arisen but sumhow we were dissapointed each time.
We believe that one day the war would just cease to co-exist with this place we called earth.
Should we all stop believing? Should we stop trying to love sumone even if we dont know whether it is true love or whether we can find our soul mate in that person? Should one stop having friends knowing the secret of your life which you have shared today might be in the front cover of a local tabloids the next day? Should one ever even THINK of quitting using drugs even if they know they can get addicted and it wont be "under control" like days months years down the road ?
Now you people tell me. Sometimes our beliefs can bring us to heartbreak.
PrettY
mute,
only u r able to tell urself whether ur belief is founded upon good grounds. after all, it is ur own life..
gravt,
yah man.. sian dia kan..
pretty anon,
i guess the answers to the questions depend on wat exactly one thinks one wants.
ive rubbished the notion of a soulmate long ago -- he isnt gona magically come and somehow miraculously fit into my life effortlessly. i think sincerity is the most important basic n everything else would develop from there. but maybe im just jaded.. haha
Great one, Ro..fyi I read ur blog from top to bottom and obviously this was the last one I read, and my God..damn great blog, I must say! Kudos and keep up the good work girl..xoxo
Tarita
thanks my dear :)
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