faithbook: The World is Ending Today!....Wait Sorry I Mean Tomorrow.

“The Apocalypse is coming!!” is what you might hear in some cheesy movies or novels, but what exactly does this mean? And who decides when it’s coming?

As much as the Apocalypse can be seen as something rooted from the Christian tradition, it has the same formation of the “end of time” or “judgement day” seen in Islam and Judaism. In a quick summary it can be seen as the “good” going up to heaven and the “bad” staying on earth to be tortured. What I can’t seem to wrap my head around is how people can think that they can scientifically calculate it.

The ones claiming to be the most devout and at God’s mercy are the ones sitting here and predicting God’s work. It all seems a little too wrong to me. My dad once said that “the only people afraid of dying are the ones who have a reason to be afraid”. These words always stuck with me because it reminds me that if a person is always true to themselves and true to their values then there isn’t anything to be afraid of. In this day and age people are so free with their thoughts and actions that they need a warning as to when the apocalypse is coming so that they can prepare themselves by suddenly becoming “good” people.

It’s actually funny because people who claim to not believe in God or in a higher power at all but instead believe in the science of evolution quickly turn to the mercy of God because of fear. Fear that they’ll suffer the wrath instead of being taken to heaven. I think that deep down everyone is religious in their own way but they just don’t like to admit it because they want to create their own rules in everyday life. People think of religion as a set of “rules” instead of a spiritual practice that disciplines oneself.

The most important thing that someone can have is respect for themselves. Never forget to stay true to yourself but being mindful of others

Because I love Britney and this song fits so well to this discussion please take a look at her new music video for “Till The World Ends”