When I was only a little girl, I heard of many stories about how the soul left deceased body and then was reincarnated.  So,  such possibility of pre-existences or reincarnation has been built in my mind. However, due to my RED education came from my parents and schools at that time in last 50s and 60s, I could not believe in it fully.

However, 20 years ago when my grandmother was dying, she asked her son in Beijing to buy some incense paper to burn for my late grandfather, who was buried at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.  She said she had a dream, seeing our grandpa was too poor to buy any food, and he had to rob another relative's twisted cruller for his breakfast.... I was shocked by grandma's saying since I knew that she was an old Communist Party member and never accepted such superstition before.

From then on, I started burning of joss sticks, paper money or to say "Hell Notes" for my late father. As the time went by, my deceased relatives such as parents in law, uncles, other in laws were more and more, so that the paper money I burn every year was also more and more. I normally do it in December of Chinese Lunar calender. Every time I finished doing it, I would feel peacefully in mind and felt as if my heart was purified under the bright and cold moonlight.....

At this time we are approching to the Chinese Niu Year, I devoutly wish all the deceased rest in peace! Of course all the souls came from the Wenchuan earthquake are included!