I believe December 21, 2012 may NOT be the end of the physical world but, rather, the end of the world “as we know it”. As we enter the Age of Aquarius a new global consciousness is emerging – one of hope instead of fear, of peace not war, a feeling of being connected with our fellow man instead of being separated and a feeling of contentment rather than always wanting more. The world we have known for the last generation – a world of “ME” – is coming to an end because it HAS to. With all of the new technology we use everyday, many of us are becoming more aware of how little we interact with REAL people anymore. “We have all become masters of observation. It is easier to watch Friends on TV than it is to have a friend or be a friend….It’s easier to be a big loser by sitting on your butt watching The Biggest Loser than it is to get off your butt and lose weight yourself.” (“It’s Called Work for a Reason” Larry Winget)
It’s easier to hide behind social media where you can say what you want and attack who you want without having to witness firsthand how your actions may be hurting that person you’re attacking. Throw out a comment that can’t be taken back and that the whole world can see and then walk away while that person’s world may be crashing and burning around them.
Look around at any given time in places like restaurants, sporting events, shopping malls, libraries – anywhere there are people – and you will surely notice that virtually ALL of them are busy on their cell phones whether texting or watching videos or reading their mail. Very few of them are talking to each other or noticing others around them. It’s like they’re encased in individual little bubbles that float around each other but never allow interaction. As a society we don’t really SEE people or LISTEN to people or EMPATHIZE with people anymore. But it IS changing….I can see and feel subtle changes everyday.
We are waking up from the technology “drunk” we’ve been on for the last several decades and starting to realize that what makes us human is NOT how much technology we can invent or own or use but, rather, how we connect, heart to heart, with others in our world. What sets us apart from other species is our ability to feel sympathy and empathy, joy and sorrow. We feel better when we GIVE to others because it connects us to something bigger than ourselves.
I look forward to the end of the world as we know it. I, for one, have had ENOUGH of the old world order and eagerly await the Age of Aquarius.
