Reason #286: The End of Time
People enter into this world and exit it, yet time goes on. From a religious perspective the end of life on earth signals the beginning of eternity, or a time without end. So what is all the talk these days about the end of time, or the end of this world as we know it? Some say the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile demonstrate that things are quickly coming to an end. There is even a scientific theory that the Chilean quake tilted earth’s axis and actually shortened time! There is much talk about the Mayan calendar prediction that the world will end in 2012. There was even a silly movie on that theme. Whenever I hear people talk about the world coming to an end it really irritates me. First of all, no one has the slightest clue when, or even if, that will happen. Secondly, what purpose does it serve? If you believe the world is coming to an end, why work to preserve things, or make them better for future generations? It is a pessimistic and darkly hued mindset that generates nothing but despair and disillusion. No matter how many end of time movies Hollywood can make to dazzle our senses with sensational special effects, it doesn’t change the fact that time goes on. It may serve to rock us from our daily boredom of life, but talk of these things serves no other real purpose. I remember when everyone predicted that the world would end at midnight January 1, 2000, but it didn’t. I even had friends storing up “provisions” for the coming apocalypse brought on by the worldwide computer crash, but all they ended up with were garages and pantries full of bottled water and canned goods…nothing happened out of the ordinary, absolutely nothing. I refuse to get caught up in the sensation because I prefer to view time as being filled with potential rather than disastrous predictions of doom. That is, the potential to do something to make the world a better place now and for the future. For in my view, time does not end, for me or for you, it just changes in dimension, from temporal to eternal. I would prefer to be able to look back at my time on earth in the eternity to come and feel some sense of accomplishment, some sense of leaving a legacy for others who will enjoy the privilege of life once time has shifted for me to that eternal dimension. Just remember, usually no one wins in games of “what if.”
Tags: 2012, End of the World, End of time, Mayan calendar