Doomsday 2012?
With the ultimate deadline fast approaching, I'm wondering how people plan to
spend "our" last day. As for myself, I will be working, since December 21 falls
on a workday. Pretty exciting way to go, no? I suppose I should go out with a
bang. I could go skydiving, after all, what would I have to lose? A few hours of
the rest of my life at worst? I could go swimming with the sharks, or for the
ultimate in risky behaviour, say "no, you're wrong, we're gonna do this my way"
to my wife. But all seriousness aside, I can't help wondering just how many
people are going to take unusual risks in the days leading up to the
non-event.(of course, I can only guarantee this with 99.99999% certainty,
there's always the chance of an asteroid hit) I for one will find this all very
entertaining, since I deal with a lot of the public in my line of work.
I'm very curious as to whether the ones who really expect December
21 to be the season finale will be extra nice to everyone, or at least family
and friends.Will the believers try to get the most out of their final precious
moments, mend bridges, forgive transgressions, share kind words, etc.? And even
though the odds of these planetary alignments causing earthly extinction are
astronomical, (pun intended) no doubt it will be the last act of the play for
certain unlucky individuals. (thanks Shakespeare) I mean, people die everyday.
It's not something most people like to think about much, but believe it or not,
I actually do. studies have shown that those who frequently ponder death are
happier than those who don't. It's not something I try hard to do, it just comes
naturally to me. Give it a try yourself. Pretend that tomorrow is non-existent
and see how you live your life from that perspective. You will probably worry
less about finances and all the little, inconsequential details of everyday
life. The average human life expectancy is 657,000 hours, and if you're about my
age, you've used up a few hundred thousand of those already. So what have you
got to lose? ...Exactly.
spend "our" last day. As for myself, I will be working, since December 21 falls
on a workday. Pretty exciting way to go, no? I suppose I should go out with a
bang. I could go skydiving, after all, what would I have to lose? A few hours of
the rest of my life at worst? I could go swimming with the sharks, or for the
ultimate in risky behaviour, say "no, you're wrong, we're gonna do this my way"
to my wife. But all seriousness aside, I can't help wondering just how many
people are going to take unusual risks in the days leading up to the
non-event.(of course, I can only guarantee this with 99.99999% certainty,
there's always the chance of an asteroid hit) I for one will find this all very
entertaining, since I deal with a lot of the public in my line of work.
I'm very curious as to whether the ones who really expect December
21 to be the season finale will be extra nice to everyone, or at least family
and friends.Will the believers try to get the most out of their final precious
moments, mend bridges, forgive transgressions, share kind words, etc.? And even
though the odds of these planetary alignments causing earthly extinction are
astronomical, (pun intended) no doubt it will be the last act of the play for
certain unlucky individuals. (thanks Shakespeare) I mean, people die everyday.
It's not something most people like to think about much, but believe it or not,
I actually do. studies have shown that those who frequently ponder death are
happier than those who don't. It's not something I try hard to do, it just comes
naturally to me. Give it a try yourself. Pretend that tomorrow is non-existent
and see how you live your life from that perspective. You will probably worry
less about finances and all the little, inconsequential details of everyday
life. The average human life expectancy is 657,000 hours, and if you're about my
age, you've used up a few hundred thousand of those already. So what have you
got to lose? ...Exactly.