a jewish philosopher once stated, “Save a life, and you save the universe”.
That’s antithetical but very much in line with what galileogirl wrote above, “I will close my eyes and never open them again..that will be the end of MY world…”.
that the earth will come to an end and humanity most likely long before the earth, is a given. That the universe can be saved many times before that is as much a given.
So, while I say to hell with December 21, 2012, I as much say we can’t just live for today for tomorrow we may die…tomorrow will certainly arrive. Let us save the universe many times along the way.
Let’s do something about global warming. Let’s do something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. The homeless, hungry, persecuted, forgotten…those suffering from mental illness.
I guess my bottomline is that the end will come, but what matters is everything before that and that we do everyhing we can not to contribute towards that end.