I NOW know why I didn’t know the world was supposed to end yesterday – because it wasn’t. I read the date in the blog reversed. The person titled the blog 12/12/12 and went on to talk about the end of the Mayan calendar on 12/21/12. I knew something felt strange because it wasn’t mentioned anywhere in yesterday’s news.
Still, thinking about the end of the world a week early gives me some pause to stop and ponder how I would live the day if I really had some way of knowing it was going to be my last day on earth. I think the most important by thing I’d do is tell those I hold close I love them and thank them for all the meaning they gave to my life. Other than that, if it was the end of the world, there really is no more to do.
This is really quite simple – why not just do this today and be prepared for next Friday? That way when I’m negotiating Xmas traffic next Friday, getting my daughter from Boston and making our way to NY, I won’t have to be concerned about the world ending, too.
And so, as another day goes by, let’s not wait for the end of the world – or the next national disaster, let’s go ahead and say the important stuff today, and….I have written.
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