Here we are, a mere 12 days to Christmas on the legendary date of 12-12-12, or for some others, a mere hop, skip and a jump from Tribulation and the very End of Days! Take the first 12 and invert it on itself and it becomes 21-12-12 which as we all know signals the end of the Mayan calendar and of our entire history! We all do know that, right?!
Nostradamus was a wily sort, and he probably saw fit to foresee the end of it all without letting us enjoy one last period of "festivity" i.e. a few more weeks of rampant materialism and consumerism that have typified the human existence in recent times. That's awful, it's all coming to an end before we can spend all of our money and gorge ourselves and indulge in all sorts of debauchery before the show is closed down? A disgrace!
To some, that "festivity" is in fact a modern day version of Tribulation! The unquenchable thirst for more and more possessions and an undeniable desire to ram as much food and drink as a body can hold into one until one is literally quite ready to explode. For many, by the time it gets to January 2nd, it does feel like the end of the world in one big, bloated, global hangover and depression.
Well, you know, the end sure would solve a lot of the world's problems if indeed, as predicted, the evil anti-trinity comprising the Devil, the Anti-Christ and the False Prophet was to come to the fore commencing unholy Tribulation and overseeing the flaming destruction of the newly rebuilt Templemount which will signal the very End of Days itself. No more worries about world wars or the mortgage!
But here's the rub - it isn't going to happen. As massively interesting as the story is, well, apart from some coincidental world events implying that the period of peace and tranquility is coming to an end, there is zero indication that the world is at so critical a stage that it's all about to end. Christmas will be saved, at least for one more year. The cash registers are not programmed to stop ringing incessantly, just yet.
Though it is an entirely subjective human phenomenon to feel that even while it may not all last forever, the end is far from nigh, for us. We always imagine that the end will be experienced by others, and not by us. But that's precisely what those about to be sucked into the void will also think, as the lights go out. It's not that different from feeling that it's others who get cancer, not us, and others who get shot in the increasingly frequent shooting rampages at shopping malls, but not us.
But alas, we are not going to get out of the world's troubles so easily, in 2012 at least. As fascinating as the Quatrains of Nostradamus surely are, the train is going to be a-rolling for a while yet. However, with the instability that continues to rock the world from the middle east, or North Korea who just fired a rocket into the air, well, one could imagine a form of Tribulation erupting via some nuclear version of WWIII that could very well signal the end of normality, if not the End of Days itself.
Nevertheless, these are matters that the governments and politicians need to address on a daily basis, while the populus gets to shop-till-it-drops, and gorge itself as if there will be no tomorrow, for the next two or three weeks. Isn't that what it's all about? A feeding frenzy in case none of us gets to see a new year, even when we know we will? Let's go people!
I much prefer the viewpoint that every day alive and healthy is some form of Christmas day, in case the end is nigh and out of the blue. Life is too complex an affair that it will all end in a nicely programmed fashion which we can arrange for and prepare for,, around Christmas. It will much more likely slap us in the head when we might least expect it, so take every day as the gift it surely is, and rejoice. Get out of bed in a positive fashion, and try and make the most of each coming day.
Having said that, as much as it's great to be alive and well, I shall now retire to my secret passageway behind the library shelves, and open up my copies of the Quatrains to delight in the fascinating predictions leading up to Tribulation and the End of Days. Nothing like apocalypse and armageddon to get the adrenaline pumping, especially if I can have that imported special blend dark roast from Argentina to go with it. If you are gonna go, you may as well go in style, n'est-ce pas?! - Kevin Mc
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