While I’m most assuredly not what anybody in their right mind would call a “believer” when it comes to the imminent Mayan Apocalypse of Dec. 21, 2012 (hard to believe it’s here already), I am, as a big fan of apocalyptic scenarios – zombies, aliens and the like – fairly certain the first thing I’ll do Friday morning is look to the sky for a glimpse of whatever giant meteor and/or rogue planet is hurtling through space to destroy the planet as we know it.
Hey, it could happen.
Then again, nobody seems to know the exact time of day we’ll go quietly into oblivion, sucked mercilessly into a mysterious, undiscovered black hole or obliterated by “Nibiru,” the aforementioned rogue planet that is – apparently – on a collision course with Earth. Chances are, if it happens between ... oh, let’s say midnight and 6 a.m., I’ll be blissfully unaware, snug in my bed and dreaming of a white Christmas.
Anytime after that is another story, of course, yet I’m feeling fairly confident in regards to our chances for survival. I mean, zombies and aliens are one thing, but a catastrophic encounter with another planet? Let’s be real, here, folks.
Sadly, there are far too many people out there who believe in this sort of thing, as evidenced by the absolute lunacy that took place not so long ago on May 21, 2011, when the good Mr. Camping (once again) predicted the Rapture, also known as the End of Times, Judgement Day ... you get the point; people selling all their earthly possessions and giving away their life savings (I’ll gladly take some), people taking to the streets with signs reading “The End is Here” or “Take Me With You, Jesus.”
Call it whatever you want, 12/21/12, the Rapture or Judgement Day, it really doesn’t matter. Because what I am certain of makes far more sense, in that we – as a people – are more than capable of bringing about our own demise, be it nuclear warfare, climate change or simple genocide.
What I’m getting at is this ... we don’t really need any help when it comes to The End, as Mr. Mojo Risin’ – a.k.a. Jim Morrison – called it.
