Judgement Day?

As a fellow blogger, I fell obligated to write on the topic of the supposed end of the world. Which is now predicted to be tomorrow, May 21st, 2011. My opinion is that no one can predict anything about the future. Why? Well, I'll tell you.

Because the end of the world predictions are based on humans. That's why. The Mayan calender? Humans. The Bible? Written by humans. It is very easy to reach out into the universe, and find facts that support anything! I will call it, the argument theory. Because in an argument, you can find just about any evidence to support your claim. Anyone can, with enough effort, find evidence that supports any claim.

The end of the world has been predicted numerous times in history. Even as recent as 2000, when it was thought that a simple coding error in computers would bring anarchy and chaos to the world. Well, that did not happen, as we all know. Or at least everyone who was born before 2000 knows.

Here is the ironic thing about the May 21st, 2011 prophecy. It is based on the same Bible that explicitly states that we will NOT know when the second coming (the end of the world) will occur. It says it right there, We will NOT know. So why are theologians attempting to predict something that we are told we will not know? That is beyond me. It seems that they want the world to end. I don't know about you, but I believe in God, and I do NOT believe He would want to destroy something as wonderful as Earth.

As prophecies go, here is my prediction: THE END OF THE WORLD WILL OCCUR SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW AND INFINITY. And if you are actually reading this, it will obviously occur sometime after you read this and infinity. Why do I say that? Because there are many different things that can kill us at any given second. To name a few, we have: super-massive, invisible, black holes; undiscovered meteors that could be hurtling towards Earth as we speak; and humans. The latter will take a lot longer than the former.

The world will come to an end someday. All things under God have a beginning and an end. And the earth is one of those things. Will our own free will destroy the earth, at least as we know and love it? Or will a super massive black hole suck us into a singularity, where all matter condenses into an infinitely dense, infinitely tiny point smaller than an atom. I personally do not know, but I hope it does not happen for a very long time. As I wish the best for my posterity and family.

Something To Think About

Hey everyone, sorry I've been absent lately. I just started a new job, so I've been focused on that more than anything lately.

Today I want to talk about something important. I want to talk about how people tend not to realize what they have, often after it is already gone. We go through life working, interacting with people, and living, without doing a lot of thinking. It's easy to do these days, with television filling the gaps between one shift at work and another. I want everyone to do one thing tonight before you go to bed: think of everything you have that is good in your life, and take a moment to appreciate it.  Now you may have to find the good in something, but that's okay. In fact, that's great! Step back and think about what you have, how far you've come, how great your marriage is, how beautiful your kids are. Maybe you can measure where you are in life now, compared to one year ago. Maybe your marriage or relationship is blossoming. Maybe you own a home. Maybe you just got a great new job. Or in simpler terms, maybe you have someone to fall asleep next to every night. Maybe you have a stockpile of food in your kitchen, waiting to be eaten. Maybe you get to sleep with a roof over your head and four walls around you, protecting you from the elements. If any of that is true in your life, you are a very lucky person. Take a moment tonight to appreciate that you were given such luxuries in life. If you do this, trivial matters may become small and insignificant. They may become but just a small bump among green pastures. Tell someone you love them tonight, and you might just make them realize that nothing else matters, but love.

Balance

Without hate,
There is no love
Without evil,
There is no good
Without death,
There is no life
Without you,
I am not me

Self-Awareness

I'm reading a great book titled, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey (sorry,no italics on my phone). In the beginning he says a lot about self-awareness, and how it is the difference between us and animals.

In my experience, a lot of people simply "sail through" life. Carried by the winds of time to our final resting place. However easy this may be, it is essentially living as an animal. Without use of our self-awareness ability, we are living by our conditions, conditioning, and genetic makeup.

What we need to do is step back, and become aware of why we act a certain way; why our life is such; why we react to certain stimuli without thought. Through this process, we can become proactive in our thoughts, our actions, and most importantly: our life.

Great Android App

For all of you with an Android powered phone, check out this great exercise app! It's called CardioTrainer and it is an excellent motivator to get healthy. It keeps track of how many calories you burn and how far you've traveled. As your calories burned and miles go up, so goes your badge. A small emblem of your progress is displayed in the pull down bar. With a new color every 200 calories or so. This shows your calories for the past seven days, and when dragged down, shows what activity you completed each day.

The best part of this app is, it's free! Find it in your market today, and start getting motivated!

Gone

Green trees, blue lakes
Gone
Howling wolves, chirping birds
Gone
Blue skies, mountain air
Gone

From a match, from an arrow
No
From them, from you
No
Ignorance, lack of concern
For Mother Nature's bountiful harvest
Gone

T.S.A. Security Measures

This has been a hot topic for some time. Although I won't say whether or not I agree with the TSA's tactics, I do have some interesting thoughts for you all to think about.

First of all, I believe these tactics were too reactive. Security measures like frisking and full body scans should have implemented a long time ago. It has been known long before 9/11 that commercial airliners are a target for terrorists. It could be argued that had these measures been going on before a tragic event occured, would said event have even been allowed to occur? Terrorists and criminals alike will always find ways around security measures, but it is still essential that everything is done to prevent anything from happening.

Secondly, I believe Americans critizism of these security measures to be hypocritical. If, for example, the government did not implement these measures, and another attack on our soil occured, Americans would most likely complain that more security measures were needed. It seems to me that Americans are never happy with the way the government handles anything.

If we want to be and feel safe traveling on airplanes, there needs to be a constantly high level of security. If everything is not done in order to protect Americans, and another tragic event happens, who will then be to blame? The government for not wanting to offend airline passengers, or Americans for being easily offended by security measures often found at common events like night clubs or concerts?