Found this haunted house where all the ghosts are on the outside. Ok, maybe that makes it a haunted yard, but inside the house is amazing.
It's warm in there, very pleasant colors. The walls are ornate, its quiet, sound seems to get lost down the hallways.
So, how did the ghosts get on the outside? Two enemies shared this house back when it was new. Over time their hatred led to both killing each other in the house.
Some years later, children of the two found love and married. They moved into the now long abandoned house. A priest came to bless the house and discovered the disquieted spirits. He asked the couple how to proceed.
The couple had ignored the slamming doors and chairs moving by themselves. They were fearless. Once it was determined who the ghosts were, they had them exorcised, but not completely, just to the yard.
The idea was if the malevolents could see their love through the windows. Perhaps they could learn to find peace.
After that night, no doors slammed, no chairs moved, but the roses were trashed, grass turned brown. Even as the couple approached their golden years, flowers still died in perfect sun and soil.
Within three months of each other, the couple carried their love to the Other Side. But the stubborn generation continued to fight over rose petals.
So that's why the house is so warm and peaceful, because it's haunted by love. And why nothing grows on the outside because its haunted by unforgiveness. Funny, to some people even a rose garden can be Hell.
photo: taken with iPhone 3Gs Hipstamatic app (John S, Alfred Infrared)
