Sometimes we work so hard to develop our personalities, and we actually do hold on to them after we pass. I was recently interviewed on the "Francis and Jon Show" on Worldtuned radio.com and received the question about personalities.
- People who were loving, caring and attentive keep that in the light, or even if they choose to be an Earth-bound ghost. People who were funny, keep that personality, too. I was at a wake when the spirit of the man who passed was there. He was acting goofy, poking me, and putting an ear into conversations people were having to hear what they said about him!
- Those who were hateful, selfish, abusive and evil do experience a change, however. Once they pass, they get an immediate awareness that their behavior was bad. In my experience, people who had negative behaviors tend to be trapped on Earth as ghosts. Being a ghost is like being in a hell, because the ghost can't communicate with the spirits who have crossed over (except from seeing them from afar- like looking at them through a glass). A ghost is isolated. Being a ghost is my understanding of hell. Regardless, those who were evil or hateful usually find themselves asking for forgiveness from those they hurt or did wrong when they were alive.
Think about going to old prisons on a ghost investigation. Most (if not all) are haunted by ghosts! Why do you think that is? The answer is because those people committed crimes during their lives that they need forgiveness for. Unfortunately, most of those they're seeking forgiveness from are in the light and can't communicate with them. So, it's up to the ghost hunters to assure them they've been forgiven and send them into the light so they can learn more and enhance their spirit.