I guess we all know now that the end of the world didn’t happen last week.
After all, we know that it won’t really happen until December of 2012.
It seems that doomsday scenarios are always coming and going and for a lot of people, from Japan to the American mid-west, it must seem like the end of the world.
As to the world ending all at once, I’d have to say it is a long shot that it is coming any time soon. As to a natural disaster happening, that can happen anywhere, any time. There is the Icelandic volcano going off right now, and earthquakes and floods galore.
So what to do? Be prepared for an emergency. Remember the black-out in eastern Canada and the United States a few years ago. Having a survival kit (This is a printable Survival Check List from Popular Mechanics) ready to go survival kit is the least we can do.
And have some cash tucked away. When the power went out a few years ago, all the debit machines stopped working and the local store could only take cash. And of course they quickly ran out of change. That was one of my lessons, have some petty cash handy, in small denominations.
So what about you? Are you prepared for a disaster? And what do you think about the 2012 predictions?
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Hi Tony,
When I heard this guy’s predictions for the end of the world, it took me back to the 1960′s when I was a little girl in Barbados.
Every Saturday after ballet class, I would cross over to the canteen that was located next to the local cricket pitch, and buy a little package of ten mini biscuits which each had a swirl of icing sugar on top, for 10 cents. The elderly black man with white hair and a beautiful smile, who ran the canteen, always had his radio turned on. It was a square, wooden radio with a big cloth-covered circle in the middle, where the speaker was located. The radio only had one knob – to turn it on and off – since there was only one radio station to tune into – the CBC (Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation).
Around midday, Herbert W. Armstrong on “The World Tomorrow” radio show would come on with his dire predictions about the “Doomsday Clock” and God. I was too young to understand that the “Doomsday Clock” was a man-made symbolic clock representing the threat of global nuclear war. Somehow, I imagined that it was a giant clock in the universe that was predicting the final destruction of the world.
As scary as Mr. Armstrong was, I felt safe around the elderly black man. He exuded peace and wisdom that you only find with those who have seen a lot in their lives. As I sat in the canteen sucking on the icing sugar atop the mini biscuits, I felt safe. I knew that the elderly black man was keeping an eye on me until my mom came to get me.
Even then, I knew who to trust.
It’s unfortunate that there are people out there who want to instill fear. It would be so cool if humanity could grow to the point where we could all create peace and wisdom around us.
I remember Herbert W. Armstrong on the TV with his apocalyptic lectures. And then his son took over the family business, Garner Ted Armstrong. Boy was Garner Ted Armstrong a great speaker or what. Used to listen every week but even though he raised lots of interesting questions, the answers were always his own special “made up ” answers to the world’s problems. Seems there is always someone new to take their place, especially these days. In the meanwhile, I make sure that I keep fresh batteries in the house, and waterproof matches, just in case.
Yes, I also remember him and agree how he has influenced people including me. That’s why today I am shy of new thoughts being presented. I am one of those guys that never left the security of the farm stead. I also, realize the dangers of Armstrong.