English Original
I worked in the basement of a Caltech campus building, which was said to be haunted by the specter of a roofer who had fallen from the six-story roof twenty years earlier.
On the day of the 6.0 Whittier earthquake in 1987, I arrived at the building an hour early. I took the elevator to the top-floor snack bar, bought a coffee, and stepped onto the penthouse balcony. Just as I was about to take a sip, the entire building jolted upwards, nearly knocking me over. Fearing a larger quake might follow, I turned to find the stairwell. As I did, I was violently slammed to the floor, unable to break my fall.
Struggling to crawl, I felt a sharp pain in my left ankle. I descended the stairs, navigating past cracks and fallen plaster. In the lobby, I saw shattered marble panels. A few employees were huddled outside, afraid to enter. They called security, and I was taken to the campus clinic. My ankle was swollen and discolored, yet I couldn't explain how I was injured, as I had been in an open area with no objects around.
Driving home to Whittier, I saw extensive damage; the epicenter was there, and my neighborhood looked like a war zone. Expecting aftershocks, I decided to drive to Las Vegas to stay with a friend.
During my first night there, the doorbell rang repeatedly in the early morning. Each time we checked, no one was there. We turned off the circuit, but it rang again with an oddly hollow sound. I then realized something was trying to get our attention.
The next morning, I consulted a local spiritual practitioner. She suggested an "entity healing" session. During the session, one practitioner sensed a lost male entity in need of guidance. They directed prayers toward him, explaining that lost souls often seek out sensitive individuals.
Upon returning to my basement office, a longtime employee told me a story: shortly before the building's completion, a roofer had fallen to his death from the exact spot where I had been standing. His left ankle had been caught in a coiled rope. His ghost had been seen by several employees over the years.
Could I have attracted the roofer's spirit by standing where he died, especially during the building's major trauma—the earthquake?
中文翻译
我在加州理工学院一栋大楼的地下室工作。据说，这栋楼被一个二十年前从六楼屋顶摔下的屋顶工人的幽灵所困扰。
1987年惠蒂尔发生6.0级地震那天，我提前一小时到了大楼。我乘电梯到顶楼的小吃店，买了杯咖啡，走到顶层阳台上。正当我要呷一口咖啡时，整栋楼猛地向上震动，差点把我掀翻。担心会有更大的地震，我转身寻找楼梯间。就在转身时，我被猛烈地摔在地板上，根本来不及用手支撑。
我挣扎着爬行，左脚踝感到一阵剧痛。我走下楼梯，绕过裂缝和掉落的石膏块。在大厅里，我看到破碎的大理石墙板。几名员工蜷缩在外面，不敢进去。他们叫了保安，我被送到了校园诊所。我的脚踝肿了，颜色也变了，但我无法解释受伤的原因，因为我当时所在的地方很空旷，周围没有任何物体。
开车回惠蒂尔的路上，我看到了大范围的破坏；震中就在那里，我的社区看起来像战区一样。预计会有余震，我决定开车去拉斯维加斯的朋友家住几天。
在那里的第一晚，凌晨时分门铃反复响起。我们每次查看，外面都空无一人。我们关掉了电路，但门铃又响了，发出一种奇怪的空洞的声音。那时我意识到，有什么东西正试图引起我们的注意。
第二天早上，我咨询了当地的一位灵性修行者。她建议尽快进行一次“实体疗愈”仪式。过程中，一位修行者感应到一个迷失的男性实体需要指引。他们轮流为他进行疗愈和超度的祈祷，并解释说迷失的灵魂常会寻找敏感的人。
回到地下室办公室后，一位老员工告诉我：就在大楼竣工前，一名屋顶工人从我当时站立的同一位置坠亡。他的左脚踝被一卷绳子缠住了。多年来，有好几位员工见过他的鬼魂。
我是否因为站在他死去的位置，尤其是在大楼经历重大创伤——地震之时，而招引了这位屋顶工人的灵魂呢？