I was going to put off writing this blog until tomorrow, but then again it might just be too late...
For Wednesday the twelfth of the twelfth two thousand and twelve is a day when anything might happen - including the end of the world!
Of course, that's only if you are a pessimist and I'm very much an optimist (as well as a fan of hyperbole, as my hoards of good friends will tell you.) Besides, people have been predicting the end of the world ever since - well - ever since time began.
Interestingly, it will be another 88 years before all three numbers in the date are the same (thats 01.01. 2101 if you want to put it on your calendar.)
But if all is well and you're reading this on Thursday morning, please don't get too complacent. In just a couple of weeks' time, according to the ancient Mayan calendar, we will be facing the apocolypse anyway. This time 21.12.2012 is the day of reckoning.
A 'rotating calendar of stone,' the Mayan calendar was not so much an almanac, but a 'gauge of the evolution of consciousness.' No doubt before social networking, and the invention of His 'n' Hers calendars,this was the only way of telling what your friends and family had got planned..
I have always believed that we all worry too much about the past, the present and the future. They all exist of course, but not always in the same order.
It's a pity George Orwell isn't still with us. I'm sure he'd have a few timely things to say about the end of the world.
10 comments:
Don't really have a comment just want to write something in case the world ends before tomorrow!
Don't worry Clo - it will be all right in a day or two...
Oh - it won't end, cos I've already ordered the turkey. I mean, where would it go poor thing. However, can't wait for the end of 2012. Must get better in 2013 everyone? xx
Agreed Elaine - we need a good year to make up for everything we've put up with so far...
The Mayans did not have leap years so the date they stopped their calendar has long gone -.-
I hadn't given this date a thought until reading your post. But now that I have read it, it reminds of the time when I was thirteen or so and the end of the world was predicted. I was in school and at lunch time we all congregated on the netball court and sat around holding hands waiting for the world to end. A very cross teacher came out and told us all to get up off the ground because we were making our clothes filthy! Back to reality then...:)
That really made me laugh, Linda. Don't think anyone will be rolling around on the ground in this weather...As it's now 5 0'clock on 12.12.12 maybe Dean (above) was right...
Errrrrrrr...... still waiting! But glad I'm still here to write this comment. Hope it doesn't turn out to be 21.12.12 though as that's hubby's birthday. Mind you, that would save me a few bob - ha ha!
Hi M - long time no see! It's Marianne here, remember - from Spain?
Anyway, I just wanted to say that we managed to survive 12.12.12 and we will get to 21.12.12 before you, because we are in Sydney at the moment!
Great to find your blog and just wanted to say HELLO and wish you and L all the best for Christmas.
Great to hear from you - how is Michael? You' ll both be enjoying Australia, I bet. All great here, thanks - we have a lovely three-year-old granddaughter, Mille, and spend a lot of time in York with her.
Have a brilliant Christmas and keep in touch X
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