There were many taboos to be observed for those having to work in the jungle those days.Loggers especially were quite sensitive to many of these taboos,and should something be a missed within him or his environment on that particular day they will certainly abstained from going to work in the jungle that day for their own safety.True or not,well it is easier for others to have their say other things but for those concerned many certainly do not take things for granted.
Even when in the jungle many things had to be adhered to.Like for example do not urinate any where one fancy and when performing it ,one must seek permission and be excuse in doing so.For in the jungle there are also many Lords of the jungle.Irritate them can mean the end of your very existence.
Once I was temporarily working at a Sawmill with huge concession of jungle for logging in Karak,Pahang.It was in this jungle where a young life was taken away just because he irritated the Spirit of the jungle.This was acclaimed by a temple medium when he went into a trance in the jungle.
The tragedy happened in 1968.an young apprentice to the bull-dozer driver was accidentally killed by a huge falling branch.Following that accident the management secured the services of a temple medium from the temple of Bentong as to seek deviant help as to why the accident occurred.
Deep in the jungle at the place of the accident the medium went into a trance.Shaking fevershly and shouting the medium in trance for the jungle spirit demand angrily at being disturbed.However those around managed to specify him by offering him raw meat to eat and strong liquer.
Having fed him they continued to ask him why he caused that fatal accident.To this the Spirit replied that the young apprentice had apparently angered him very much earlier by splashing left over rice at him.To this those around said that the young man did not see him.To this the spirit replied that he did not care that why he took action against him,thus killing him with the accident.
Having heard that,that in deed was a terrible tragedy just because the poor guy unknowingly splashed rice over him and for that small mistake his life was taken from him.In the jungle who the devil know that spirit was squatting among those weeds or under a tree.How tragic but the whole episode is true.
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