Would you still celebrate this holiday season (Christmas) if you know that the world would undoubtedly end on the 20th of December?
As humans, we have a natural inclinations to ask and discover. Our inquisitiveness has led us to question both scientifically and spiritually, the true meaning behind and beyond our existence.
Since we developed reason and logic, we've grown increasingly concerned about the end of our civilization. Internet search bots came up with a set of numbers: 21-12-12. When translated into the Gregorian calendar system, it stands for December 21, 2012.
Nobody's sure what would happen on this particular date. We can only assume. But I can guarantee that its either (1) something huge is going to happen or (2) nothing at all.
Doomsday theorists and prophets are all looking up to the skies for answers...while researching through vague ancient knowledge. The date itself is actually correlative to the Mayan Long Count Calendar which also coincides with the Precession of the Equinoxes, the gradual shift in the orientation of the Earth's axis of rotation.
The Mayans calculated that the current "creation age" will end on the 20th of December and a new creation age will begin on the 21st based on the 5,125 year cycle of their sophisticated calendar system. Although the MezoAmericans left no clear suggestions (aside from recurring references to sky and water), the words end, begin and creation all seem to point to something cataclysmic and horrifying regardless of how you look at it.
The culprit to our potential sadistic demise seems to point up to the heavens. There are theories about a rouge planet, binary star combinations, pole shift effects, a super massive solar storm, interplanetary gravitation, intergalactic alien invasion, a harvest, and spiritual rapture. Whatever it is, we don't know. In fact, winter 2012 could very well be just another ordinary day.
Before you panic, think. What sets off our fear for the unknown is our civilization's collapse and all that entails. In this age of superficial materialism, wouldn't it suck if your life ends? What will happen to your kids, your car, your house and your iPhone then? Who cares? If the world ends, everything will end with it.
And yet, life endured on this planet for millennia despite constant threats from here and space. We've been bombarded by interstellar debris, cooked by magma, poisoned by deadly gases and yet we remain. As the universe constantly gave us hell, it also gave us catalysts that reinforced the creation and continuity of life.
Looking at it from the universe' perspective, we are just a mere speck of space dust that could get crushed in an instant. It's telling us that we are not the center of this universe. Although it is not efficient in creating life, we are still here through random tinkering of the forces at play, perhaps a means for the universe to discover it's true self.
As constructive and destructive forces play a game of perpetual probabilities, we are mere pawns, ingredients that could easily get recycled, swapped and processed in this vast infinity of time and space. We are at the mercy of energies beyond our comprehension.
Thus, perhaps we exist to serve a much greater purpose -- life and death and rebirth -- not necessarily here nor in this form but certainly in whatever shape the universe wants us molded to be.
When I was about 7 years old, I had a near death experience. I fell from the stairs and hit my head. I remember everything was in black and white, I remember becoming deaf and crawling back home, passing out when I reached my mother.
My consciousness during that brief 5 or so minutes showed me a dark and smokey place with a light source in the middle that hurried towards me. When I reached the light, I vividly saw my older brother who died just a few years before. He told me "go back" and "not yet." Then I was pulled away so fast. When I came to, my mom was crying and my dad was holding a glass of water.
I don't know if that was just a dream or my mind playing tricks as I cling on to a small thread of life. But that experience sure had a lasting and profound effect on me. I've read an article once. We are all but light that originated from the same "one-ness" looking to find our true selves so that we can all become "one" once again. The laws that created the universe is the same laws that created us, albeit, in a smaller scale...or maybe not. Who knows?
Although I am not a very pious person, I do believe that there is a God somewhere. Maybe God is the universe itself. Somehow, that kind of makes some sense. If the universe is creation and destruction, isn't it God-like in it's power? Think that one through.
Whatever your beliefs are, if this lifetime ends just days before Christmas, there are a few things to think about:
1. Would dying stop you from living?
2. Would you call on some unexplainable power or force greater than anything you know while you face your extinction?
3. What would you do if nothing happens?
Life is a game of chance. It's a game that tests your courage, your resolve and your faculties. And yet, life is so fragile, so rare and so insignificant. Our existence could very well be a random occurrence. In our infinite desire to understand our role in the universe, we fall short to realize the sheer enormity and minuteness of our place in the "true" grand scheme of things.
Tunnel vision makes us measure our existence by what's in it for us rather than the other way around. All I know is if we cease to exist, whatever remains of us becomes building blocks for the creation of other life forms and cosmic entities. The universe will continue on, or it could just collapse on itself (again). Once again, who knows?
To me, that's the closest we're ever gonna get to understanding the meaning of our existence.
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You should, perhaps, still celebrate this holiday season if the world would undoubtedly end on the 20th of December.
About The Author
Victor Dela Casa spent over a decade working as business professional in Canada. Worked in IT, finance, marketing, international trade, public service, project management and the maritime industry. Degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines and Honours Diploma from Eastern College.
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Although I am not a very pious person, I do believe that there is a God somewhere. Maybe God is the universe itself. Somehow, that kind of makes some sense. If the universe is creation and destruction, isn't it God-like in it's power? Think that one through.
Are you thinking Scientology?
"We are all but light that originated from the same "one-ness" looking to find our true selves so that we can all become "one" once again. The laws that created the universe is the same laws that created us, albeit, in a smaller scale...or maybe not.
Would dying stop you from living?"
That's really good. Lovely reads. Thanks.
Jake E., Brisbane, Australia
Hey thanks Jake E. I'm not into scientology btw