There is dense saturation on the topic of Armageddon, the Rapture, etc. on the airwaves of religious radio and TV shows; major films such as 2012, and so forth as we approach an event horizon of December 21, 2012. Many thinkers great and small continue to recount their spiritual reflections on Doomsday. I found this gem in a small town newspaper the Savage Pacer in Minnesota.
"Camping isn’t the only source declaring dates of doom recently. Others are focused on the end of a major cycle for the Mayan calendar in 2012, convinced that the ancient civilization had some special insight into space and time. NASA, that great brain trust of space exploration, measurement and science, has been talking about an increase in solar flares next year, and has thousands of people sending in on-line questions, wondering what might happen to everything from communication satellites to the magnetic poles of the earth."
http://www.savagepacer.com/news/opinions/spiritual-reflections-where-will-you-be-when-doomsday-arrives-or-not-106
"The next time you hear someone telling you they know exactly what the end of days will look like, have compassion on them. They operate with some pretty extreme beliefs about the God and world, convictions that makes living their lives pretty hard. Chances are that fact alone makes them anxious for God to put an end to everything they know and have them begin anew in paradise. For them, it seems like the only real way out. And that is a sad way to live, don’t you think?"
For myself, I will stay alert, keep moving forward, and watch what unfolds.
"Camping isn’t the only source declaring dates of doom recently. Others are focused on the end of a major cycle for the Mayan calendar in 2012, convinced that the ancient civilization had some special insight into space and time. NASA, that great brain trust of space exploration, measurement and science, has been talking about an increase in solar flares next year, and has thousands of people sending in on-line questions, wondering what might happen to everything from communication satellites to the magnetic poles of the earth."
http://www.savagepacer.com/news/opinions/spiritual-reflections-where-will-you-be-when-doomsday-arrives-or-not-106
"The next time you hear someone telling you they know exactly what the end of days will look like, have compassion on them. They operate with some pretty extreme beliefs about the God and world, convictions that makes living their lives pretty hard. Chances are that fact alone makes them anxious for God to put an end to everything they know and have them begin anew in paradise. For them, it seems like the only real way out. And that is a sad way to live, don’t you think?"
For myself, I will stay alert, keep moving forward, and watch what unfolds.
Well said Kat. Stay present and focussed on the now. Thanks for the wise words.
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