As I walked down the street there was a man at the corner shouting “The Beginning is Coming ! The Beginning is Coming !”. I was a bit confused so I approached him and asked him what he was talking about. I said “don’t you mean the end is coming?”.
He laughed and said well yes…. and no. He explained that as prophesized by the Mayans and many others, that this year by December of 2012, it will be the end of life as we know it.
So I said, what? I should kiss my ass good-by and live like I had 8 months to live?
Again he started to laugh and said no. This is a time to celebrate, for everything as we’ve known for thousands of years, life as we know it, will be changing, not ending.
So I said, well I like my life. I have a good job, though many people don’t. I live comfortably and though I’m not rich, I do ok. I’m in OK health. I live in decent apartment.
He said well that’s wonderful. But let me ask you this. Are you satisfied with your Government? Are you happy with the economy and the price of power supplies, oil, gas, electric? Are you ready to see another World War? How do you think our children’s lives will be if nothing changes?
Well, no I’m not happy about all that I said. And you have a point about being concerned about the future for my children.
