2012

Pack your bags people, the world is going to end! Well that's at least what a good portion of this planet thinks. It has been the talk of the town lately and with the help of a big motion picture behind it, wow, now there is a real phenomenon on our hands.

Why 2012? What has blessed our lucky souls to have to live through this disastrous century? I’ll break it down for you. One “great cycle” according to the Mayans is equivalent to 5125.36 years. The current “great cycle” is coming to an end. Ending date is Dec. 21, 2012, which is the winter solstice. So basically since the “great cycle” ends so does the earth.

The Mayans were intelligent people; I’ll give them that. With their advanced knowledge in engineering, astronomy and mathematics they certainly would have a head start in determining the end of the world. But to mark it down on one exact date? It's kind of hard to buy.

So how is it going to end? There are a few possible answers to this. Some say humans are the ones to do it and we ourselves are going to set off the world to it's end. Others believe that perhaps natural disasters will destroy the earth and every living thing on it. And lastly several individuals think God is simply going to pull the plug on humanity and the world is going to stop. Aren't you excited?

All the information the media is throwing at us on 2012 is hard to ignore, but on the other hand it’s very easy to question. Especially with a multimillion-dollar film being produced on it. What a great way to make a heaping amount of money! Scare the pants off humanity while making them pay for a movie stub to see it! Seems like a genius idea!

The media is constantly spitting out new discoveries on how the world will end. Miserable and hopeless news on surviving 2012 is all we are considering. It causes a ruckus, it gets people thinking and most importantly it sells! Reasons on why the world won’t end are certainly not as exciting or exhilarating.

Lets be spontaneous! Quit school, spend your retirement savings and live it up. You only got 1118 days left to do it! Oh and keep laughing, because I definitely am.