I once played a great 'paranormal' prank on a bunch of strangers in one of the most fantastic places to do it. I was visiting the ruins of Chitzen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico. I had been there before. This time I was looking at things more carefully to find things that I hadn't noticed before. One of the structures is called 'The Observatory'. At one side of its tower, there was a pile of rubble that made the top of the tower accessible to someone who was willing to climb up the rubble. There were some orange caution flags in the ground around the rubble, and a couple of signs that cautioned about the danger of loose rubble. But there was no sign that prohibited climbing up the rubble. And it wasn't roped off, or anything.
I shrugged and went climbing up the rubble. No one took notice of me doing that. On top of the Observatory, I saw an opening. Curious, I crouched down and entered it with my small penlight. Always take a little penlight with you, when exploring ruins! I was elated to discover that was an inner passageway with a strange sort of staircase. There was not room to stand in the passageway. I crawled down the 'stairs' which had really long runs and shallow rises. It was more like a stepped ramp than stairs. A short way down the passage opened up to the part of the Observatory that tourists enter. I had noticed this opening before, and had wondered what it was. And now I was crouched down inside of the opening, looking out at the tourists below me! The opening was about 7 feet above the floor where tourists enter the observatory. So everyone sees this opening, but no one can see the staircase inside of it that leads to the top of the observatory.
I retreated a few feet away from the opening before anyone saw me. I started to moan softly. My moans could be heard coming out of the opening by the tourists. I would moan for a few seconds, and hear people reacting to it. Then I stayed silent for about 30 seconds and moaned again. I did this a few times. The tourists were pretty excited. After a couple of minutes of this, I couldn't resisst anymore. I had to see their faces. I crawled to the opening and looked out. The chamber was absolutely packed with tourists, all staring up at the opening excitedly. It was so funny!
And then a guide started yelling at me to get down from there. So I crawled back up the stairs and climbed down the rubble. I wasn't in trouble, but the guides that were nearby weren't very amused. Personally, I'm just really happy to have experienced that mysterious passageway that tourists never get to see. It made me feel like Indiana Jones.
I shrugged and went climbing up the rubble. No one took notice of me doing that. On top of the Observatory, I saw an opening. Curious, I crouched down and entered it with my small penlight. Always take a little penlight with you, when exploring ruins! I was elated to discover that was an inner passageway with a strange sort of staircase. There was not room to stand in the passageway. I crawled down the 'stairs' which had really long runs and shallow rises. It was more like a stepped ramp than stairs. A short way down the passage opened up to the part of the Observatory that tourists enter. I had noticed this opening before, and had wondered what it was. And now I was crouched down inside of the opening, looking out at the tourists below me! The opening was about 7 feet above the floor where tourists enter the observatory. So everyone sees this opening, but no one can see the staircase inside of it that leads to the top of the observatory.
I retreated a few feet away from the opening before anyone saw me. I started to moan softly. My moans could be heard coming out of the opening by the tourists. I would moan for a few seconds, and hear people reacting to it. Then I stayed silent for about 30 seconds and moaned again. I did this a few times. The tourists were pretty excited. After a couple of minutes of this, I couldn't resisst anymore. I had to see their faces. I crawled to the opening and looked out. The chamber was absolutely packed with tourists, all staring up at the opening excitedly. It was so funny!
And then a guide started yelling at me to get down from there. So I crawled back up the stairs and climbed down the rubble. I wasn't in trouble, but the guides that were nearby weren't very amused. Personally, I'm just really happy to have experienced that mysterious passageway that tourists never get to see. It made me feel like Indiana Jones.
We do not inherit the world from our parents. We borrow it from our children.