Now according to interpretations of the Mayan calender, the world is meant to end today which is freaking a lot of people out. But to me it seems like any other day. Well, slightly different as I've been off sick from work so to my body technically it feels like the end of the world as it knows it lol.
I think this shows more about human fear of the unknown and how far fetched our beliefs can stretch, but I'll run with it for the sake of this post.
Now in theory this thesis of the "end is nigh" all derives from spiritualists in the 80's, convictions stemmed from the christian religion and mis-readings of Mayan text. Now I understand that many many things have changed that may stir this kind of conviction on the earth; Global warming, O-zone gasses, Melting of polar ice caps, all which we can physically see have reformed the earth, but the end in its entirity?....Come on.
They said the world would end on the Millenium for gods sake....its been 12 years since then, does it mean it was just teasing us and postponed it for another 12 years just to fool us?
Religious sects have ideas that the end of the world is for evil to be cleansed from the world, where the bad will be punished and the good can be re-born in a fresh start so to speak. Now we wont get on to my ideas of religion as that will become an argument in itself, but I can see why they may come up with these ideas... because they can see what people are doing to each other and what we are doing to our world and our surroundings, the depression and not to mention the double dip recession. People are crying out for order, for change where people can stop worrying so much and have a happier life.
Unfortunately, by scaring each other further is just going to cause chaos. It will make people more hostile and far more negative.
I think by changing just the small things in life can make the bigger things not so bad.
For instance little things like manners: Come on you all know how to use them, the obvious ones "please", "thank you", you see someone struggling help them for god sake (no theyre not going to mug you or think you are mugging them) , hold a door open for the person behind you (believe me they will appreciate it) and for gods sake if you see a pregnant lady/elderly person/disabled person who needs a seat on the tube/bus/train get the fuck up. If you want these people to do these things for you, you have to do it yourself. Teach you kids from a young age, and respect what we have and not take things for granted, otherwise if the world does ever end, no one will give a shit when its gone, or when your gone for that matter.
And just for the record...it is now 21/12/2012 at 3.35pm and I am still alive and the world is still here.
Just learn from your mistakes, and don't take things for granted.
You dont know what you've got till its gone.
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