Ruins are charming. When you visit historical ruins or plain, everyday old ruined houses, you feel something stir in the air—a mild sense of mystery envelops you. The lack of human touch renders every corner obscure. Old ruins and spirits seem intertwined; you half expect a spirit to emerge from a dark corner, beginning to narrate their tales. Such places feed your imagination. In your mind's eye, you see the vibrancy of life that once filled these spaces। Cemeteries offer a similar experience. The graves and the tombstones cast a somber atmosphere. Each tombstone ignites a story in your mind. Here, the presence of spirits is felt more intensely than in the ruins.
Do these qualities bestow charm on such places, or is there a more compelling reason? Human civilization has reached a state where every aspect of living is conditioned and modulated. Everything has a predictable and rational presence. In such a scenario, humans have lost touch with the elemental aspects of existence. When the elements of life are obscured, one feels as though one is living a crusty and hollow existence. The absence of these elements renders life a spice-less routine. This is why people visit horror houses—to be scared. When you visit such places, your primordial urges, once diluted and encrusted, break free with all their intensity. If civilization has built hard crusts around you, a visit to these places at night will amplify your experience manifold. We mustn't forget the moon; it can lend a sense of mystery and obscurity to vast areas that were ordinary in the daylight. Under the dim lights of the moon, every shape becomes eerie and mysterious.
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