CNN and ABC News are reporting that an asteroid the size of greater Los Angeles has been spotted and should impact earth in about 72 hours. I assume that those of you who are the least bit astrological-minded or who have seen "Armageddon" or "Deep Impact" know what this means. For the few who don't, it means that the chapter of earth's history when humans ruled is coming to a close. An ecological disaster the likes of which hasn't been seen on this planet since dinosaurs breathed is only hours away from becoming a reality. The end, the apocalypse is at hand...
Not really.
But if the above were true, what would you do for the last three days of your life? Would you continue to go to work everyday as you do now, as if nothing had changed? Would you go to your place of worship to make last-second ammends with your God? Would you huddle with your loved ones to await the end? Would you party "like it's 1999" even though it's already 2002?
Actually I'm not very interested in what you would do in that scenario. What I am interested in is why aren't you doing it now? Some of us DO have only three days left, even though we don't know it. Some may have three decades of life left, but in the big picture how much more time is that really?
We procrastinate, we throw away time just like we are Gods destined to live forever. We involve ourselves in petty arguments, we work to sell one more widget, we spend hour upon hour watching commercials and mind-numbing, time-killing entertainment that is not of much higher quality than the commercials that make it possible.
And then one day it's over.
What would you do if you knew that humanity had only three days left on earth? And more importantly why aren't you doing it now?
Not really.
But if the above were true, what would you do for the last three days of your life? Would you continue to go to work everyday as you do now, as if nothing had changed? Would you go to your place of worship to make last-second ammends with your God? Would you huddle with your loved ones to await the end? Would you party "like it's 1999" even though it's already 2002?
Actually I'm not very interested in what you would do in that scenario. What I am interested in is why aren't you doing it now? Some of us DO have only three days left, even though we don't know it. Some may have three decades of life left, but in the big picture how much more time is that really?
We procrastinate, we throw away time just like we are Gods destined to live forever. We involve ourselves in petty arguments, we work to sell one more widget, we spend hour upon hour watching commercials and mind-numbing, time-killing entertainment that is not of much higher quality than the commercials that make it possible.
And then one day it's over.
What would you do if you knew that humanity had only three days left on earth? And more importantly why aren't you doing it now?